Sep 7, 2026 – 6.16pmThe vast majority of processing in the data centres being rolled out around the country will be for American technology giants, forcing cloud computing and digital infrastructure developers to defend the construction of the assets as something that will benefit local communities.That’s the view of Boris Dangubic, the head of business development for Iren, a Sydney-headquartered, Nasdaq-listed cloud computing operator that has proposed a $10 billion project in the tiny South Australian town of Bundey and now has a market capitalisation of almost $25 billion.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Australia to export AI compute as data centre demand surges
While backlash against data centres has become mainstream in the US over massive power and water use, local opposition has only just started to grow.






