AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?

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Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.

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NFL set for first-ever game in Melbourne, Australia, in international expansion

The San Francisco 49ers and the L.A. Rams are playing the NFL's first-ever game in Australia, marking an expanded push to grow the game internationally.

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Australia Is Evacuating an Antarctic Base So No One Has to Watch Thousands of Seals Die

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