Developer 'pauses' AI data centre proposal after it 'misread' community feeling

Concerns about the proposed mega data centre in Western Australia come amid growing opposition to similar facilities in the United States.

Several shops in Mount Gambier's economic heart stand empty as rising costs and changing shopping habits take a toll.

Plug-in solar and batteries promise savings for households, but electrical industry groups say the safety measures being proposed are insufficient and the devices could cause house fires.

Woodside's enormous gas project off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia could struggle to secure financing as banks increasingly withdraw from fossil-fuel investments.