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🇦🇺 Australia: AI money in and out

Australia sent $30B and received $45.6B in AI deals since Nov 2024. Main players: Australia, NextDC, Firmus, AirTrunk. Full deal list. Updated Nov 9, 2026.

Pays abroad
$30B
Receives from abroad
$45.6B
Domestic
$0M
Deals
5

Companies

AustraliaNextDCFirmusAirTrunk

Flows with other countries

Deals involving Australia

Jun 5, 2026Investmentannounced$30B
AirTrunk's $30B India plan
🇦🇺 AirTrunk → 🇮🇳 India · Over INR 3,000B ($30B) by 2030 for 5 GW+

Blackstone- and CPP-backed AirTrunk plans over $30B in India by 2030 for 5 GW+ of data centres, after buying Lumina CloudInfra in April.

AirTrunkThe Next Web
Apr 23, 2026Investmentannounced$18B
Microsoft's A$25B Australia pledge
Microsoft → 🇦🇺 Australia · A$25B (~US$18B) by 2029

During Nadella's Sydney visit Microsoft announced A$25B by end-2029 for cloud and AI capacity (+140%), security and skills, tied to an MOU with the Australian government.

W.MediaeWeek
Feb 9, 2026Funds & debtclosed$10B
Blackstone leads $10B debt for Firmus
Blackstone → 🇦🇺 Firmus · $10B debt package led with Coatue

Australia's Firmus closed a $10B debt package led by Blackstone and Coatue for the next phase of Project Southgate, its AI factories with CDC and Nvidia (up to 1.6 GW).

MarketScreener (Reuters)DCD
Dec 4, 2025Cloud & servicesannounced$4.6B
OpenAI and NextDC's A$7B Sydney campus
OpenAI → 🇦🇺 NextDC · A$7B (~US$4.6B), non-binding MOU

OpenAI and NextDC signed an MOU for a 550 MW AI campus at Eastern Creek, Sydney, worth about A$7B with OpenAI as anchor - its first OpenAI for Countries project in APAC.

BloombergForbes Australia
Jun 14, 2025Investmentannounced$13B
AWS's A$20B Australia plan
Amazon → 🇦🇺 Australia · A$20B (~US$13B) over 2025-2029

With PM Albanese, AWS announced A$20B over 2025-2029 for Sydney and Melbourne data centres plus three solar farms.

AmazonVerdict