Anthropic signs $31 billion data centre deal in western Queensland

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli hailed a new partnership with Anthropic, the artificial‑intelligence firm behind the Claude language model, as a “major win” for the state. In a parliamentary address on Wednesday, Crisafulli announced that Anthropic has signed a lease for the site of its first Australian data centre in western Queensland, a development he said will create a significant number of jobs and boost the region’s energy supply.

The agreement positions Queensland as a strategic location for high‑performance computing infrastructure, with the data centre expected to draw substantial investment and increase demand on the state’s electricity grid. Anthropic’s expansion aligns with broader governmental efforts to diversify the state’s economy and enhance its technology sector, while the new facility is slated to support both local employment and the growing energy needs of advanced AI workloads.