澳大利亚珀斯东部郊区Mandoon Bilya（Helena River）原计划建设一座120兆瓦的超大规模AI数据中心，但在原住民团体、环保组织和当地社区的反对下，该项目于2026年5月西澳大利亚发展评估小组审议前被取消 1。此次反对运动由Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association领导 1。
项目取消后，当地社区转向湿地恢复和生态保护，200多名社区成员于2026年7月在Mandoon Bilya（Helena River）种植了3000多株本地植物 1。随着AI基础设施需求的增长，数据中心在澳大利亚各地不断涌现，但原住民在AI基础设施规划中缺乏话语权，有观点呼吁将原住民领导力和治理嵌入AI发展政策 1。作为对比，西澳大利亚最大的数据中心通过与Karajarri People的原住民土地使用协议推进，使原住民成为共同所有者 1。维多利亚传统所有者公司联合会首席执行官Kaley Nicholson指出，当前政府对数据中心的期望代表着“投资失败” 1。
A planned 120-megawatt hyperscale AI data centre in Mandoon Bilya, also known as the Helena River in the eastern suburbs of Perth, was cancelled in May 2026 before a Western Australian Development Assessment Panel review 1. The cancellation followed a successful campaign led by the Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association, alongside environmental and local community groups, who strongly opposed the project 1.
Following the project's cancellation, the community shifted its focus to wetland restoration and ecological protection, with more than 200 community members planting over 3,000 native plants at the site in July 2026 1. Meanwhile, the expansion of AI infrastructure continues elsewhere, with Western Australia's largest data centre advancing through an Indigenous Land Use Agreement with the Karajarri People, who will serve as co-owners 1. Highlighting broader concerns over these developments, Kaley Nicholson, chief executive of the Victorian Traditional Owners Corporation Alliance, described the current government expectations for data centres as an "investment failure" 1. As data centre construction proliferates across Australia to meet growing AI demands, advocates are calling for Indigenous leadership and governance to be embedded into AI development policies to ensure Indigenous communities have a voice in infrastructure planning 1.
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