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Anthropic Considers Investment in Australian Data Center Infrastructure

AI firm Anthropic may invest in Australian AI infrastructure under a broader agreement with the government. The company, developer of the Claude AI model, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on AI safety research and support Australia’s National AI Plan.Anthropic may invest...

April 01, 2026

Australia

Australian Startup Cortical Labs Unveils Prototype Biological Data Center

Australian biological computing startup Cortical Labs has unveiled a biological data center prototype in Melbourne. The facility is designed to process information using what the company calls “wetware” — lab-grown neurons cultivated on traditional silicon chips.Built around neurological netwo...

March 09, 2026

Australia

Australia’s CDC has Opened a New Data Center Campus in Melbourne

CDC, one of Australia’s largest data center companies, has opened a campus in Brooklyn, Melbourne. The two-facility campus was inaugurated last Thursday with government officials in attendance, including Australia’s assistant treasurer, Daniel Mulino.CDC has not disclosed details about the cam...

March 03, 2026

Australia

Starwood, Doma, and Telstra Plan New Facility in Sydney

Starwood Capital Group, Doma Infrastructure Group, and Telstra InfraCo this week announced the formation of a strategic agreement to develop a carrier-neutral data center in Minchinbury, Western Sydney.Starwood Capital and Doma are responsible for financing, development, construction, and ongo...

November 14, 2025

Sydney

Firmus Raises AU$500m for Data Center Roll Out

Australian neocloud Firmus has raised AU$500m (US$327m) in equity for its data center rollout as it aims to expand its data center capacity to 1.6GW through 2028 under an initiative known as Project Southgate, for which the new funding will go towards.Firmus' co-CEO Oliver Curtis said: "This r...

November 12, 2025

Australia

Centuria Plans 40MW Data Center in Melbourne, Australia

Australian real estate firm Centuria Industrial REIT is planning to develop a new data center in Melbourne, Victoria. The company said it was “seizing the opportunity” to develop a second data center adjacent to the existing Telstra-occupied data center in Clayton.“Telstra has agreed to partia...

October 31, 2025

Australia

Firmus Partners with CDC for Australian Data Center Capacity

Australian AI cloud firm Firmus is planning expansion across Australia in partnering with local operator CDC Data Centres. The company said the partnership could extend its capacity to 1.6GW under an initiative known as Project Southgate. As well as the existing project in Tasmania, deployment...

October 16, 2025

Australia

Agency Established to Streamline Data Center Projects in Australia

An agency has been established to streamline data center investments in New South Wales, Australia. The Investment Delivery Authority (IDA), which began accepting Expressions of Interest (EoI) on September 30, promises to support major investment projects in the southeastern Australian state b...

October 03, 2025

Australia

DigiCo Infrastructure REIT Signs 14MW of Data Center Deals

Australian data center firm DigiCo Infrastructure REIT has secured a number of new deals in Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide. The company announced customer wins across its Australian data center platform from a combination of hyperscale, neocloud, enterprise, and government clients, adding 14MW...

October 03, 2025

Australia

Optus to Offload 340 Mobile Towers to Waveconn

Australian telco Optus has this week announced it will sell 340 mobile towers and rooftop sites to Australian digital infrastructure company Waveconn. The carrier said the transaction is part of the company's strategy to "unlock capital for future investment and enhance customer experience."Ac...

September 04, 2025

Australia

CDC Plans 200MW Data Center Campus outside Perth

Australian data center operator CDC is planning a new campus outside Perth, Western Australia. The company aims to invest AU$415 million ($270.2m) in the first stage of the development in Maddington, 20 kilometres south-east of central Perth. The site will be operational in 2026.“In collaborat...

August 11, 2025

Australia

Australian gov't to provide additional $3bn to complete fiber build-out

The Australian government has pledged this week to provide an additional AU $3 billion (US$1.86bn) to support NBN Co's fiber network upgrades. NBN Co noted that the investment is in addition to more than AU$800 million (US$494m) of its own investment.NBN, which is a state-owned corporation of ...

January 18, 2025

Australia

Telstra to form AI JV with Accenture

Australian carrier Telstra has this week detailed plans to form a joint venture (JV) with Accenture to speed up the company's data and AI roadmap. Telstra noted that the JV will enable its teams to operate more efficiently and effectively. The JV, which is set to be 60 percent owned by Accentu...

January 17, 2025

Australia

Global Switch confirms search for co-investor

Global Switch recently announced that the sale of its Sydney data center business to HMC Capital had closed, and has officially confirmed previous reports it was seeking external investment for its London campus.“As part of its financing strategy to drive future growth, Global Switch has also ...

January 03, 2025

Sydney

Australia's NRFC invests AU$22.5m into Vault Cloud

Australia's National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) has invested AU$22.5 million (US$14.04m) in Canberra-based Vault Cloud which will be used to deliver "additional security capabilities for its existing contracts" and to expand its offerings including artificial intelligence (AI), "De...

December 31, 2024

Australia

Australia's National Reconstruction Fund Corporation invests into Vault Cloud

Australia's National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) has invested AU$22.5 million (US$14.04m) in Canberra-based Vault Cloud. The investment will be used by Vault to deliver "additional security capabilities for its existing contracts" and to expand its offerings including artificial int...

December 21, 2024

Australia

Telstra fined $1.9m following emergency call failure

Australian mobile network operator Telstra has been fined more than AU$3 million ($1.9m) following its 90-minute Triple Zero outage earlier this year. Thenetwork operator has paid the fine as confirmed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), which said the fine was handed ...

December 13, 2024

Australia

Telstra acquires MVNO Boost Mobile

Australian carrier Telstra has acquired MVNO Boost Mobile for a reported AU$145 million (US$94.1m) as confirmed by Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton via a post on LinkedIn on December 2. Adderton said the deal will enable him to focus on his latest venture, MobileX, a carrier that leverages ...

December 05, 2024

Australia

HMC Capital launches DigiCo REIT

Australia’s HMC Capital has launched its new digital infrastructure investment vehicle, having raised AU$153 million ($100m) more than anticipated in its initial public offering (IPO), and says it is in talks to buy three additional hyperscale data centers in the US.David Di Pilla, HMC Capital...

November 26, 2024

Australia

HMC to pay for iseek ahead of data center portfolio listing

MC is set to pay AU$400 million ($264m) for Australian data center operator iseek as it prepares to publicly list its digital infrastructure portfolio in a move that could raise $AU4 billion ($2.64bn). The asset manager will form a new company, DigiCo Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), which...

November 11, 2024

Australia

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