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

Anthropic's plan to build a datacentre in Queensland was announced by premier David Crisafulli on Wednesday. Anthropic's plan to build a datacentre in Queensland was announced by premier David Crisafulli on Wednesday. Premier describes deal as'major win' that will deliver more jobs for the state and put more energy into its grid 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. The proposed Western Downs digital park is to be built by Singapore-based Zerra DC near Dalby, north-west of Toowoomba, and will connect to the Braemar power station.