Residents fear there is no stopping $32b hyperscale data centre
By Grace Nakamura
Anthropic has already signed a deal to use a portion of the facility earmarked for the Western Downs, but it has not actually been approved yet
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-05/western-downs-data-centre-fast-tracking-approvals-concerns/107223638
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