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Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says

The Guardian Australia - Australia News · 16 September 2026 at 3:20 pm

Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says

Premier describes deal as ‘major win’ that will deliver more jobs for the state and put more energy into its grid Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthropic, the AI company behind the large language model Claude , has done a deal to lease the site of its first Australian datacentre in western Queensland.

The $31.9bn datacentre will be the largest of its kind in Australia, according to planning documents.

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Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says

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