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Anthropic Signs First Australia Data Centre Agreement
The lease gives Anthropic access to 2.16 gigawatts of planned capacity as AI firms race for power and land in Australia.
- On Wednesday, AI giant Anthropic signed its first Australian data centre lease for the proposed $32 billion Western Downs Digital Park in Queensland, developed by Singapore-based Zerra DC and expected to begin operations by 2027.
- Queensland Premier David Crisafulli secured the investment by lobbying the Albanese government for exemptions from federal renewable-only mandates, allowing the project to utilize gas alongside renewables near Dalby.
- The facility will handle inference—rapid, prediction-based processing—for the company's Claude AI model rather than training new systems, with the campus designed to reach 2.16 GW capacity using a closed-loop, air-cooled system.
- Premier Crisafulli described the deal as a "major win" that will deliver local jobs and lower power prices for Queenslanders, though the agreement remains subject to Foreign Investment Review Board approval.
- Global tech firms are racing to secure land and power in Australia, positioning the country as a low-cost alternative to congested markets in the United States and Asia, following similar infrastructure deals in Britain and the U.S.
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Anthropic signs first Australian data centre lease
Anthropic has signed its first lease for data center capacity in Australia, at a site on a campus planned for farmland, about 250km west of Brisbane, according to Reuters, which cited two people familiar with the deal. The site on which the data center will be built belongs to a Singapore-based developer, likely Zerra DC, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Anthropic signs first Australia data centre agreement
SYDNEY, Sept 16 (Reuters) - AI giant Anthropic signed its first data centre lease agreement in Australia, two people familiar with the deal said, capitalising on a favourable political environment and abundant renewable resources to secure capacity at...
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