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  "id": 13734437,
  "title": "Donations to major parties and an ex-premier as a lobbyist: how datacentres play the political game in Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/donations-to-major-parties-and-an-ex-premier-as-a-lobbyist-how-13734437",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-11T14:00:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/12/donations-lobbyists-how-datacentres-play-the-political-game-in-australia"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As governments face community backlash for fast-tracking developments, big tech’s financial contributions face renewed scrutiny Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast On 14 June 2025, Anthony Albanese stood inside an enormous sphere of glass and steel, surrounded by 40,000 plants from around the world. His mind was firmly fixed on datacentres. The prime minister was in the…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Donations to major parties and an ex-premier as a lobbyist: how datacentres play the political game in Australia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/donations-to-major-parties-and-an-ex-premier-as-a-lobbyist-how",
        "published": "2026-10-11T14:00:27.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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