Live: David Pocock demands Labor ensures 'fair return' from AI data centres

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Independent senator David Pocock says the government needs to ensure a "fair return" for investment in artificial intelligence data centres.

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Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 7:04am

Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 7:04am

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By Joshua Boscaini

Hello and welcome to today's federal politics live blog! It's great to have you join us here early this Tuesday morning.

I'm Josh Boscaini joining you live from Parliament House in Canberra, here and ready to bring you all of today's federal politics news.

An independent senator has called on the government to set firm guidelines around the development of artificial intelligence data centres.

David Pocock says Australia can't afford to repeat the "mistake" around the tax settings on gas exports, and has called for a "fair return" from companies who set up data centres in Australia.

Let's get into the day and see what else we get!