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In remote WA, the data centre fight is Indigenous owners v green groups

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 10, 2026 • 10:00 PM
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The traditional owners of land where is major data centre is proposed say it offers economic benefits, but green groups are opposed.

In remote WA, the data centre fight is Indigenous owners v green groups

Traditional owners of land earmarked for a massive data centre in the West Australian outback say it offers jobs and economic opportunity and that environmental groups that oppose it should butt out and stop trying to divide their community.

The Karajarri people, the traditional owners of 30,000 square kilometres of land to the south of the West Australian tourism hotspot, hold a 33 per cent stake in Gingerah Energy’s proposal to build the biggest data centre in the state.

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