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Anthropic to build $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

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Anthropic to build $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says

Anthropic, the AI giant behind the large language model Claude, has done a deal to lease the site of its first Australian datacentre in western Queensland.

The state premier, David Crisafulli, announced the decision in parliament on Wednesday.

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