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Anthropic secures 2.16GW Australian data-centre capacity as AI infrastructure race spreads
Anthropic has signed its first Australian data-centre lease covering a planned 2.16-gigawatt campus near Brisbane, underscoring how frontier artificial-intelligence companies are increasingly treating electricity, land and regulatory certainty as strategic inputs.
September 16, 2026
CIP closes A$1.7bn financing for 408 MW Gawara Baya wind and battery project
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has acquired Gawara Baya and reached financial close on an A$1.7 billion facility for the 408 MW wind and 104 MW battery project in North Queensland.
September 8, 2026
Spotlight Group opens flagship Anaconda Adventure HQ as network reaches 97 stores
Anaconda opens a 6,000sqm Adventure HQ in a A$92m Queensland retail precinct, testing whether immersive stores can outperform online shopping.
September 7, 2026
Symal Group (ASX: SYL) completes A$51m Shamrock Civil deal after record FY26
Symal Group has completed its acquisition of Shamrock Civil after FY26 revenue reached a record A$1.14 billion, expanding its national exposure to defence, resources and Northern Australia.
September 3, 2026
EQ Resources (ASX: EQR) revenue hits A$55.1m as EQR shares slide 9.4%
EQ Resources generated a record A$55.1 million of August revenue as tungsten production increased 34%, yet EQR shares fell 9.4%. The contrast reflects an important detail beneath the headline: production expanded much faster than revenue as the group's average realised tungsten price declined from July.
September 3, 2026
Costco chooses Brisbane Airport for fourth Queensland warehouse in A$145m investment
Costco is investing over A$145m in a Brisbane Airport warehouse, testing whether its membership model can keep scaling through destination retail growth.
August 30, 2026
Comet Ridge (ASX: COI) takes 100% of Mahalo as Santos exit clears path to FID
Comet Ridge has completed the purchase of Santos’ 42.86% Mahalo stake, giving it full ownership and operatorship of a gas portfolio containing 361 PJ of 2P reserves, but also full responsibility for taking the development toward FID.
August 24, 2026
Australia prepares federal AI data centre energy rules despite Queensland resistance
Australia plans national rules requiring new data centres to bring additional electricity supply, despite Queensland and Northern Territory opposition.
August 24, 2026
Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) profit jumps 63% but FY27 costs rise as record gold margins fund A$833m dividends
Evolution Mining profit jumped 63% to A$1.56bn and dividends reached A$833m, but higher FY27 costs and capital spending will test record gold margins.
August 19, 2026
Downer EDI (ASX: DOW) adds A$900m-plus utility work, but not every dollar is equally locked in
Downer has announced A$900m-plus of utility work, but options and panel allocations mean revenue certainty varies across the four major contracts.
August 19, 2026