# Is Australia ready for a datacentre boom?

An episode of [Full Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1482061243), 6 Oct 2026, 21 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/06-13230-FS_DATACEN_071026_LH_002.mp3

As technology companies push to expand AI infrastructure across Australia, residents from suburban Melbourne to regional Queensland are raising concerns over noise, power demands and local impacts. Could growing community opposition slow down plans for a nationwide infrastructure boom? Technology reporter Josh Taylor joins Reged Ahmad to unpack why Australians are becoming so uneasy about datacentres – and whether government regulation can address their fears

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