Australian public needs to understand the urgency of this issue and demand action from their elected officials. This requires a robust public awareness campaign, one that effectively communicates the economic and environmental benefits of a modernised freight system.
There are 165 data centres already in operation across the national electricity market, which covers all states and territories except Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
One Aussie state has unveiled a fast-track approval pathway for data centres, but there’s a catch that could prove a major hurdle for $50bn worth of projects in the pipeline.
Berrima Road residents got an unscheduled Saturday morning wake-up call on 4 July, when several wagons from a Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR) train rolled away and toppled at a level crossing.
