Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Electric truck operations in Australia are hampered by night-time curfews that were designed to protect communities from noisy diesel trucks.

Australia's peak artificial intelligence safety agency will operate on a fraction of the funding provided to similar organisations overseas, a senate committee has heard.

The race to build data centres in Australia could force household electricity prices up by as much as 26 per cent within a decade, a study has found.

The race to build data centres in Australia could force household electricity prices up by as much as 26 per cent within a decade, a study has found.

Urgent action must be taken to regulate power and water used by data centres to avoid burdening Australian households with higher costs, a study has found.

A record number of Australian drivers are choosing electric and hybrid vehicles, with the low-emission cars closing in on half of all new vehicles sales for the first time.

Data centres are booming in Australia as tech firms such as Microsoft, Amazon, AirTrunk and NextDC strive to meet demand for AI.

Data centres could produce as many emissions as the United Kingdom by the end of the decade, occupy as much land as Northern Ireland, and consume enough water to meet the drinking needs of every person for more than a year.

Australia could miss its multibillion-dollar opportunity to lead the global green iron market if it fails to secure deals with neighbouring countries and build demand for the low-emission export.

More motorists are turning to artificial intelligence for advice on how to fix their car and one in three trust the technology more than a human.