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Sep 16, 2026

Anthropic signs first Australia data centre deal for $32bn Queensland facility

AI company Anthropic has signed its first Australian data centre lease agreement for a $32 billion facility to be built near Dalby in Queensland's Western Downs region, about 250km west of Brisbane. The site, being developed by Singaporean company Zerra DC, would become one of the world's largest computing facilities.

Sep 16, 2026·7 sources
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  • ▪The first stage of the Western Downs Digital Park could be powered by gas, utilizing three existing gas-fired power plants located within two kilometers of the site.
  • ▪Australia should require all new data centers to run exclusively on renewable energy
  • ▪The proposed Western Downs Digital Park, developed by Singapore-based Zerra DC, is estimated to cost between $31.9 billion and $32 billion.

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Compute, chips & AI infrastructureData center developmentAI startups

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