Go Big or Go Home: Premier Welcomes More Data Centres, but Not in the Cities

'One way or another, our data is going to be stored, and I don't want it stored overseas,' David Crisafulli said.

Go Big or Go Home: Premier Welcomes More Data Centres, but Not in the Cities

TL;DR

  • Queensland Premier David Crisafulli is ready for large data centres in regional areas.
  • He sees data centres as an employment opportunity, similar to critical minerals.
  • Crisafulli acknowledges the contentious nature of data centres and the political debate surrounding them.
  • He stated a preference for storing Queensland's data within the state rather than overseas.