Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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As Australia debates where large scale data centres should be located, one proposal for an historic industrial site in Melbourne is exposing tensions about what these developments bring to communities. 7.30’s Mike Lorigan reports.

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