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  "id": 8988883,
  "title": "Datacentres in Victoria to be banned in residential areas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/datacentres-in-victoria-to-be-banned-in-residential-areas-8988883",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T19:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/22/datacentres-in-victoria-to-be-banned-in-residential-areas"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New rules also include a ban near schools and childcare centres and require them to source their own renewable energy Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Datacentres in Victoria will be banned in residential areas and required to use renewable energy and contribute to the community, under new state government rules. On Tuesday, the premier, Ben Carroll, will release the…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Datacentres in Victoria to be banned in residential areas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/datacentres-in-victoria-to-be-banned-in-residential-areas",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:00:23.000Z"
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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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