Morning Mail: Calls for datacentre moratorium, NDIS changes to reduce autism support, Argentina beat England in World Cup thriller

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Anthony Albanese’s datacentre rallying call has prompted calls for a moratorium on their rollout. It’s a global issue: Donald Trump has lashed out at New York’s governor for imposing a moratorium on datacentres.Almost 145,000 people with autism will be kicked off the NDIS under the government’s reforms, and the greater glider might not be as great as we thought.Lesser glider | The celebrated greater glider can’t actually glide as far as previously thought, according to a new study, but scientists say they are still a marvel of the natural world.AI ‘pause’ | Environmental and community groups have called for a pause on datacentre development until new regulations are in place after Anthony Albanese promised “greater clarity and speed” over their approval. Our political editor says his plan is admirable but faces headwinds from big tech. It comes as Donald Trump has lashed out at New York’s governor for pausing the construction of large new datacentres.NDIS hit | Almost 145,000 Australians receiving support for autism on the NDIS are expected to be removed by the end of the decade, internal government estimates show.Data breach | Thousands of medical records and patient information stored with one of Australia’s biggest healthcare providers have been breached in a cyber-attack.Divine intervention | A former Sydney church turned arts venue at the centre of a culture war is exploring legal action after receiving a notice from its landlord that forced its organisers to close the space and cancel planned events. Continue reading...