Senate debates

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Questions without Notice

Data Centres

2:48 pm

Photo of David PocockDavid Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Given that the commissioner of Jobs and Skills Australia has said we can probably expect at least 6,000 job losses due to artificial intelligence in Australia, how is the government thinking about the trade-offs? How do you think about this huge benefit from data centres with the building effort that's taken away from constructing homes, which your government desperately says that you need? How are you weighing up these trade-offs while not actually having clear guardrails or more than just expectations which are the current rules on a website?

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