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The New South Wales Legislative Council's Public Accountability and Works Committee tabled its long-awaited report on data centres on 5 November 2026, making 26 recommendations to the New South Wales Government. While the Committee stopped short of recommending a moratorium on new approvals, it called for a comprehensive State data centre and AI strategy which includes serviced data centre precincts, stronger cumulative impact assessments, renewable energy and water requirements, stronger community engagement and benefit sharing, data sovereignty and AI accountability measures, and greater transparency from the sector.

Private equity take-privates of ASX-listed companies have surged over the last 12 to 24 months, as financial sponsors turn to the public markets for deal flow. These public-to-private (P2P) deals are now a prominent feature of Australian M&A, with large-cap approaches across industrials, financial services and infrastructure-style businesses.