Australian industrial property developer Goodman Group has withdrawn an application to develop a 24-hour data centre on Sydney’s north shore following public push back. Goodman said it would not proceed with its Project Mars development application after considering evolving federal and state policy and community feedback. Policy and regulation around large Artificial Intelligence data centres had “evolved significantly” since planning began in March 2025, the company said in a statement. The...
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Australian firm drops US$842 million Sydney data centre plan after public fury
Australian industrial property developer Goodman Group has withdrawn its US$842 million plan to build a 24-hour data centre on Sydney's north shore. The company cited evolving federal and state policy, as well as community feedback, as reasons for abandoning the Project Mars development.
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Australian industrial property developer Goodman Group has withdrawn its US$842 million plan to build a 24-hour data centre on Sydney's north shore. The company cited evolving federal and state policy, as well as community feedback, as reasons for abandoning the Project Mars development. Goodman stated that policy and regulation concerning large artificial intelligence data centres have changed significantly since planning commenced in March 2025. The decision to withdraw the application followed public opposition to the project.
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Policy and regulation around large artificial intelligence data centres had evolved significantly since planning began in March 2025.
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The decision followed public pushback and evolving federal and state policy.
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Goodman Group has withdrawn its application to develop a 24-hour data centre on Sydney’s north shore.
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The US$842 million Sydney data centre plan was dropped by the Australian firm.
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