Australia news live: ASX slumps amid tech selloff; Australians unhappier now than during the pandemic

Australian shares open sharply lower after a selloff in technology stocks in South Korea and the US caused a broader slump in global markets. Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘If Australian datacentres are going to power the AI revolution, we deserve a fair return’ – David PocockIndependent senator David Pocock has published an opinion piece about the growth of AI datacentres in Australia and how the gold rush should benefit Australians. He writes:Huge investment in this space is pouring into Australia. In the past year, Microsoft has announced $25bn will go into Australian datacentres