Australia's AI Reality Check: From Boom Hype to Worker Shortages

Data centres are devouring Victoria's electrician workforce, with the National Electrical and Communications Association warning that the AI infrastructure boom is poaching apprentice sparkies from small businesses, threatening to stall residential construction. This is the gritty, unglamorous backbone of the AI revolution—far from the headline-grabbing billions in venture capital.

The warning comes as councils including Brimbank, Maribyrnong, and Hume have voted for...