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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (7 children)

“steer the sustainable development of the sector in New South Wales.”

Nothing sustainable about it but sure, go ahead and destroy everything for the sake of profits.

I haven't even moved to Australia yet and I'm already getting mad at everything that happens there...

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It is a retired hippie stronghold AFAIK so there is no way it goes through. Even if it is a foreign investor, why would they not have known this?

[–] nbsp@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

it's not a marginal so hippies can't stop shit.

the appropriate donations for access will be made, back room deal will be done, and it'll get declared a state significant development, cutting council out of it.

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

Good point but this will be a huge battle nevertheless and educate the complacent public about how these data centres operate.

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