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$3.1m per job: does the employment case for data centres stack up?

$3.1m per job: does the employment case for data centres stack up?

For every $3.1 million invested in data centre infrastructure, according to the industry’s own figures, Australia gets one permanent data centre job.

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

$3.1m per job: does the employment case for data centres stack up?

$3.1m per job: does the employment case for data centres stack up?

For every $3.1 million invested in data centre infrastructure, according to the industry’s own figures, Australia gets one permanent data centre job.

yesterday 10

The Age

David Swan

$3.1m per job: does the employment case for data centres stack up?

$3.1m per job: does the employment case for data centres stack up?

For every $3.1 million invested in data centre infrastructure, according to the industry’s own figures, Australia gets one permanent data centre job.

yesterday 10

WA Today

David Swan

$3.1m per job: does the employment case for data centres stack up?

$3.1m per job: does the employment case for data centres stack up?

For every $3.1 million invested in data centre infrastructure, according to the industry’s own figures, Australia gets one permanent data centre job.

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier

Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier

Meta spent billions rebuilding its AI program and finally has something to show for it. Anthropic, meanwhile, has something it’s not sure anyone...

09.04.2026 10

WA Today

David Swan

Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier

Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier

Meta spent billions rebuilding its AI program and finally has something to show for it. Anthropic, meanwhile, has something it’s not sure anyone...

09.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier

Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier

Meta spent billions rebuilding its AI program and finally has something to show for it. Anthropic, meanwhile, has something it’s not sure anyone...

09.04.2026 10

The Age

David Swan

Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier

Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier

Meta spent billions rebuilding its AI program and finally has something to show for it. Anthropic, meanwhile, has something it’s not sure anyone...

09.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately

For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately

Data centres are the infrastructure boom of the decade. But how much of the investment actually stays in the country?

06.04.2026 10

The Age

David Swan

For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately

For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately

Data centres are the infrastructure boom of the decade. But how much of the investment actually stays in the country?

06.04.2026 30

WA Today

David Swan

For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately

For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately

Data centres are the infrastructure boom of the decade. But how much of the investment actually stays in the country?

06.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately

For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately

Data centres are the infrastructure boom of the decade. But how much of the investment actually stays in the country?

06.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Five ways to beat your phone addiction (that actually work)

A jury just ruled social media is designed to addict you. We road-tested five ways to fight back.

29.03.2026 10

WA Today

David Swan

Five ways to beat your phone addiction (that actually work)

A jury just ruled social media is designed to addict you. We road-tested five ways to fight back.

29.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Five ways to beat your phone addiction (that actually work)

A jury just ruled social media is designed to addict you. We road-tested five ways to fight back.

29.03.2026 20

The Age

David Swan

Five ways to beat your phone addiction (that actually work)

A jury just ruled social media is designed to addict you. We road-tested five ways to fight back.

29.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

David Swan

The walls are closing in on Mark Zuckerberg

Juries in two US states this week found Meta liable for harming children. With 2000 more cases pending, Zuckerberg’s nightmare is just starting.

26.03.2026 10

WA Today

David Swan

The walls are closing in on Mark Zuckerberg

Juries in two US states this week found Meta liable for harming children. With 2000 more cases pending, Zuckerberg’s nightmare is just starting.

26.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

The walls are closing in on Mark Zuckerberg

Juries in two US states this week found Meta liable for harming children. With 2000 more cases pending, Zuckerberg’s nightmare is just starting.

26.03.2026 30

The Age

David Swan

The walls are closing in on Mark Zuckerberg

Juries in two US states this week found Meta liable for harming children. With 2000 more cases pending, Zuckerberg’s nightmare is just starting.

26.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Zuckerberg’s court loss is the ‘Big Tobacco’ moment for Big Tech

Meta knew its platforms were connecting predators with children. A jury has now hit the company with a $US375 million verdict for concealing it.

25.03.2026 20

WA Today

David Swan

Zuckerberg’s court loss is the ‘Big Tobacco’ moment for Big Tech

Meta knew its platforms were connecting predators with children. A jury has now hit the company with a $US375 million verdict for concealing it.

25.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Zuckerberg’s court loss is the ‘Big Tobacco’ moment for Big Tech

Meta knew its platforms were connecting predators with children. A jury has now hit the company with a $US375 million verdict for concealing it.

25.03.2026 40

The Age

David Swan

Zuckerberg’s court loss is the ‘Big Tobacco’ moment for Big Tech

Meta knew its platforms were connecting predators with children. A jury has now hit the company with a $US375 million verdict for concealing it.

25.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Swan

In Trump’s America, smart robots and AI mask an uncomfortable future

The world’s largest gadget show promised a future in which technology handles everything. Outside the Las Vegas bubble, reality had other plans.

11.01.2026 20

WA Today

David Swan

In Trump’s America, smart robots and AI mask an uncomfortable future

The world’s largest gadget show promised a future in which technology handles everything. Outside the Las Vegas bubble, reality had other plans.

11.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

In Trump’s America, smart robots and AI mask an uncomfortable future

The world’s largest gadget show promised a future in which technology handles everything. Outside the Las Vegas bubble, reality had other plans.

11.01.2026 20

The Age

David Swan

In Trump’s America, smart robots and AI mask an uncomfortable future

The world’s largest gadget show promised a future in which technology handles everything. Outside the Las Vegas bubble, reality had other plans.

11.01.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Swan

The new TVs vying for your living room (and wallet) in 2026

From pencil-thin OLEDs to screens the size of a small car, there are some genuinely impressive displays coming – albeit at somewhat terrifying prices.

08.01.2026 20

WA Today

David Swan

The new TVs vying for your living room (and wallet) in 2026

From pencil-thin OLEDs to screens the size of a small car, there are some genuinely impressive displays coming – albeit at somewhat terrifying prices.

08.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

The new TVs vying for your living room (and wallet) in 2026

From pencil-thin OLEDs to screens the size of a small car, there are some genuinely impressive displays coming – albeit at somewhat terrifying prices.

08.01.2026 10

The Age

David Swan

The new TVs vying for your living room (and wallet) in 2026

From pencil-thin OLEDs to screens the size of a small car, there are some genuinely impressive displays coming – albeit at somewhat terrifying prices.

08.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

I was wrong about Elon. But he was wrong too

A year ago, I predicted that Musk would quit Tesla. He predicted our newspaper would ‘bore its audience to death’. We were both mistaken.

30.12.2025 20

WA Today

David Swan

I was wrong about Elon. But he was wrong too

A year ago, I predicted that Musk would quit Tesla. He predicted our newspaper would ‘bore its audience to death’. We were both mistaken.

30.12.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

I was wrong about Elon. But he was wrong too

A year ago, I predicted that Musk would quit Tesla. He predicted our newspaper would ‘bore its audience to death’. We were both mistaken.

30.12.2025 20

The Age

David Swan

I was wrong about Elon. But he was wrong too

A year ago, I predicted that Musk would quit Tesla. He predicted our newspaper would ‘bore its audience to death’. We were both mistaken.

30.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Virtual reality had its chance. It blew it

I’ve spent more time this year thinking about virtual reality than actually using it. That should tell you everything you need to know about VR’s...

16.11.2025 20

WA Today

David Swan

Virtual reality had its chance. It blew it

I’ve spent more time this year thinking about virtual reality than actually using it. That should tell you everything you need to know about VR’s...

16.11.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Virtual reality had its chance. It blew it

I’ve spent more time this year thinking about virtual reality than actually using it. That should tell you everything you need to know about VR’s...

16.11.2025 20

The Age

David Swan

Virtual reality had its chance. It blew it

I’ve spent more time this year thinking about virtual reality than actually using it. That should tell you everything you need to know about VR’s...

16.11.2025 20

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Qantas says no to ransom. 96 per cent of Australian businesses say yes

Despite the government warning against paying ransoms, businesses are increasingly making the call that paying up is the easiest way out.

12.11.2025 10

WA Today

David Swan

Qantas says no to ransom. 96 per cent of Australian businesses say yes

Despite the government warning against paying ransoms, businesses are increasingly making the call that paying up is the easiest way out.

12.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Qantas says no to ransom. 96 per cent of Australian businesses say yes

Despite the government warning against paying ransoms, businesses are increasingly making the call that paying up is the easiest way out.

12.11.2025 20

The Age

David Swan

Qantas says no to ransom. 96 per cent of Australian businesses say yes

Despite the government warning against paying ransoms, businesses are increasingly making the call that paying up is the easiest way out.

12.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

We tried Elon Musk’s Wikipedia clone. It’s as racist as you’d expect

The world’s richest man promised the truth. Instead, we get conspiracy theories, plagiarism and distortions about Australia Day, Indigenous...

07.11.2025 20

WA Today

David Swan

We tried Elon Musk’s Wikipedia clone. It’s as racist as you’d expect

The world’s richest man promised the truth. Instead, we get conspiracy theories, plagiarism and distortions about Australia Day, Indigenous...

07.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

We tried Elon Musk’s Wikipedia clone. It’s as racist as you’d expect

The world’s richest man promised the truth. Instead, we get conspiracy theories, plagiarism and distortions about Australia Day, Indigenous...

07.11.2025 10

The Age

David Swan

We tried Elon Musk’s Wikipedia clone. It’s as racist as you’d expect

The world’s richest man promised the truth. Instead, we get conspiracy theories, plagiarism and distortions about Australia Day, Indigenous...

07.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Australia’s teen social media ban has a gaming-sized loophole

The list of banned platforms requires mental gymnastics that the government has struggled to explain, and ignores where kids actually spend their...

05.11.2025 10

WA Today

David Swan

Australia’s teen social media ban has a gaming-sized loophole

The list of banned platforms requires mental gymnastics that the government has struggled to explain, and ignores where kids actually spend their...

05.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan