Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanis said that the government's move to strictly regulate AI data centers will only apply to new projects. Albanis announced Wednesday that data centers will be required to resolve power supply issues on their own and use as little as possible. “This will address the new proposal. You can't do a transformation,” he said. Australia has attracted significant data center investments, and community concerns about the potential impact are rapidly growing.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanis said that the government's move to strictly regulate AI data centers will only apply to new projects. Albanis announced Wednesday that data centers will be required to resolve power supply issues on their own and use as little as possible. “This will address the new proposal. You can't do a transformation,” he said. Australia has attracted significant data center investments, and community concerns about the potential impact are rapidly growing.