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What’s in the AI data centre boom for us?
15 minutes Posted Jul 1, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
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A data centre boom is underway that promises to help drive Australia’s economic growth.  
We’re seen as a key location for the data centres that drive the latest AI technology.  
But a lot of the revenue generated by the multinational big tech firms won’t come anywhere near Australia, so should the taxpayers hosting the data centres get a bigger cut of the profits? 
Today, independent economist Saul Eslake on how we’re cashing in on AI. 
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Saul Eslake, independent economist