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This month we chased down a story no one else is telling in detail. 

A multi-billion-dollar AI data centre is going up in  Launceston, right under our noses. It's backed by some of the biggest names in global finance. Is this a good or bad thing? We don't know yet, but it does raise big questions for Tasmania. 

To properly answer these questions, we're doing a 5 part series on the Firmus story.

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