The Sydney Morning Herald·Australia·Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC

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Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Friday, October 16.

Making headlines today is news from Perth’s east where, fresh from a battle against a $600 million data centre, Hazelmere residents are girding for a second fight as another tech giant sets its sights on their neighborhood.

Artist impression of Canberra Data Centres’ $300 million proposal in Hazelmere.Canberra Data Centres

Five months after GreenSquareDC was forced to withdraw its application for a $600 million data centre near the banks of the Helena River due to public outcry, a Canberra-based developer hopes to have more luck.

Canberra Data Centres (CDC) is looking to build a $337 million four-storey centre at 178 and 196 Bushmead Road around two kilometres from the proposed GreenSquareDC site.

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