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

We'll work with states and territories and market bodies to embed those expectations into, in particular, planning approval frameworks so that Australians can have confidence that a data centre that consumes a certain amount of electricity will underwrite power purchasing agreements that deliver additional electricity to what they consume, that there will be real and practical benefits for Australian companies, particularly in terms of research and development—building out own tech centre.

This technology is important for Australia's competitiveness. It is important for the health of Australians. It is important for our strategic position in the region. I accept absolutely that the reason the government has introduced the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, the reason we have announced these expectations and will embed them with the states, is to make sure that artificial intelligence investments deliver for Australians.