Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

As I said yesterday, people worry—as Senator Watt was pointing out—about the amount of power that's going to be required to electrify industry and to support these data centres. The amount of power and staff that need to be engaged in complying with these vanity exercises, these vainglorious efforts for relevance from people who otherwise—

Senator Bragg sought a congratulatory letter the other day. Senator Payman's proposed order requires ministerial submissions, records of conversation, letters, briefing notes, meeting agendas, file notes, meeting invitations, meeting notes, meeting minutes, emails, instant messages and electronic messages. That is a list generated by artificial intelligence right there that just betrays the complete lack of—oh, it's sensitive soul old Braggy on his feet again.