A massive new data centre in Sydney would be the world’s biggest. It’s the latest push in the AI boom – but a backlash is building.

As the nation grapples with how to extract economic uplift from AI investment, 640 of Australia’s top researchers have united.

LONDON, June 10 : An AI boom has driven stock markets to record highs, big tech firms are piling hundreds of billions of dollars into new tech, while consumers, workers and…