House debates Questions without Notice

Data Centres

Thursday, 29 October 2026 House of Representatives

Monique Ryan

Monique Ryan Kooyong, Independent

2:14 pm

My question is to the Prime Minister. Australia is the largest seaborne importer of diesel in the world. Many of our data centres are powered by backup diesel generation. That adds more sovereign risk and cost to a vulnerable supply chain. Most communities want any new data centres to be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy. Will the government legislate to ensure that new data centres are not permitted to use expensive, polluting backup diesel generators?

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