What appears to have kept Australia’s cables relatively safe in practice, then, is not primarily active enforcement of the zones but redundancy and self-interest elsewhere in the system.
The project will form an important part of the next-generation of vital Victoria digital infrastructure that will deliver critical economic and everyday technology benefits.
With plans for up to 2GW of onsite gas-backed generation supporting hyperscale AI workloads, alongside other major regional developments such as Project Ares, we’re seeing the emergence of an entirely new model for AI infrastructure.