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Donations to major parties and an ex-premier as a lobbyist: how datacentres play the political game in Australia
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PUBLISHEDOct 11, 2026, 2:00 PM
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As governments face community backlash for fast-tracking developments, big tech’s financial contributions face renewed scrutiny Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast On 14 June 2025, Anthony Albanese stood inside an enormous sphere of glass and steel, surrounded by 40,000 plants from around the world.
His mind was firmly fixed on datacentres. The prime minister was in the Seattle headquarters of Amazon Web Services. He stood alongside the company’s chief executive, Matt Garman, who…
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