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Anthropic Goes Big in Australia: 2.16 GW Data Center Will Power Claude

Anthropic is planting its biggest Australian flag yet, securing capacity at a planned Queensland data center campus that could rival the world’s largest computing sites.

Anthropic has signed its first Australian data center lease for the proposed Western Downs Digital Park near Dalby, Queensland, according to Reuters, which cited two people familiar with the agreement. The campus is planned to reach 2.16 gigawatts of capacity and could begin coming online in 2027.

The project is being developed by Singapore-based Zerra DC on about 725 hectares of farmland. Planning documents call for four data center buildings, each with roughly 36,000 square meters of floor space, according to The Straits Times.

The financial terms and length of Anthropic’s lease have not been disclosed. The agreement also requires approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board and local council approval.

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Energy launches quantum computer development competition

Al Drago/Getty Images ByEdward Graham, Managing Editor, Nextgov/FCW September 17, 2026 03:12 PM ET The initiative will offer up to $215 million in total planned funding to domestic firms that are able to reach certain milestones in the development of the world’s first fault-tolerant, scientifically relevant

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