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Noise concerns have tanked several data centres proposed in residential areas in Australia. But is the noise just annoying, or is it bad for our health?
The rush to build data centres brings investment and the promise of a sophisticated digital economy. But it also creates new pressure on housing and skilled workers.
The data centre boom will mean more energy and water use. The real question is how the energy is produced – and where the water comes from.
From almost 350 questions, nine experts answer the most common ones you asked.
Data centres were once treated as invisible pieces of digital infrastructure. Now, they’re the focus of intense political debate.
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Guest Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Transdisciplinary School, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Director, Strategic Technologies, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Founding Director, Institute for Strategic AI; Professor, Physical and Materials Chemistry, University of New England; The University of Western Australia
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Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Critical Infrastructure, University of Canberra; UNSW
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Philosopher, Curtin Centre for Applied Ethics, Curtin University
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, Australian Catholic University
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Honorary Associate Professor, School of Built Environment, UNSW
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Adjunct Professor, School of Science, RMIT University
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Policy & Stakeholder Coordinator, Climateworks Centre