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Australia’s AI datacenter boom is heating up — literally and economically — as global demand surges, with over 10,000 centers already online and projected to multiply three and a half times at a cost of $7 trillion. While touted as essential infrastructure, these energy and water guzzlers could triple Australia’s consumption by 2030, strain power grids, and add to extreme heat — all while mostly importing equipment and offering few long-term jobs. The real question: is this AI rush truly serving the public good — or just the tech giants?

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