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Technology · Sovereignty by Mark Davidson · 23 September 2026 · 2 min read

The Case for Sovereign AI in Regional Australia

Why the Mid West is pioneering locally-controlled artificial intelligence

The Mid West Development Commission's Drought Resilience Network represents a shift in how regional governments adopt technology — not as consumers of offshore cloud services, but as stewards of sovereign, locally-controlled AI infrastructure. Why sovereignty matters for regiona…

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Water · Resilience by Mark Davidson · 23 September 2026 · 3 min read

Water Security: Lessons from the 2024 Dry Season

What the last dry season taught us about water planning in the Mid West

The 2024 dry season tested water infrastructure across the Mid West in ways that many properties had not experienced in a decade. This article draws together observations from farmers, agronomists, and water planners across the region to identify what worked, what did not, and wh…

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