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Politics
Will Nicholas and Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Billions in tech infrastructure needed for data centres

Telecommunications and tech executives were grilled about data centres at a parliamentary inquiry. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia needs more investment in regional digital infrastructure before data centres can be built away from homes, an inquiry has heard.

The nation has about 1.6 gigawatts of data centre capacity, which is likely to extend to three gigawatts by the 2030 financial year.

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