The Concerned Waterways Alliance has made a submission to the Australian Senate Environment and Communications References Committee inquiry into Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres. CWA’s submission focuses on an issue that has received far less attention than... The Australian Government has this week released its Expectations of Data Centres and AI Infrastructure Developers, alongside the earlier National AI Plan. At first glance, this is a welcome development. It signals that government is beginning to recognise that... The Concerned Waterways Alliance (CWA) has released its February 2026 position paper, Hyperscale Data Centres and Victoria’s Water: Protecting a Public Resource for Communities and Rivers The paper examines a rapidly emerging issue: the scale of water being sought by... On the forested slopes of the Otway Ranges lies the West Barwon Reservoir, a source of high-quality drinking water for Geelong and surrounding communities. But the volume of this vital resource is now symbolic of a wider issue: the quiet but massive diversion of... 