Australia’s great AI hope just hit a speed bump

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 6, 2026

Its plan to double Australia’s data centre computing power may have fallen over but ASX-bound Firmus’ backers – from a Canberra air-conditioning family to billionaires – aren’t worried.

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