Data centres
Two law firms probe NEXTDC disclosure as Goodman and Digital Realty take 9.9%
Gordon Legal and Shine Lawyers are investigating NEXTDC over alleged disclosure failures tied to a stalled Melbourne power line, after the share price fell 42 per cent. Goodman and Digital Realty have since disclosed a 9.9 per cent stake.
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AirTrunk named behind Mickleham campus and 540MW Kurri Kurri smelter site project
AirTrunk has confirmed it is the developer of a proposed data centre campus at Mickleham, north of Melbourne, and a 540MW project on the former Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter site in New South Wales. Neither proposal named the operator when it was lodged.
Data centres
Firmus forecasts 8,900 Tasmanian jobs and $46b boost, but faces diesel questions
Firmus told a Tasmanian parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday 10 November 2026 that its AI data centres could add up to $46 billion to gross state product by 2035. MPs pressed the company on its appeal against a diesel generator condition and on its undisclosed customers.
Data centres
Data centre build-out lifts Australian GDP by up to 0.2 points, RBA staff estimate
An RBA staff note estimates data centre investment has grown around 10-fold in three years and added up to about 0.2 percentage points to annual GDP growth once imports are netted off. Industry trackers put the development pipeline at 31 GW (RenewMap) and forecast operational capacity of 3.9GW by 2030 (Data Centres Australia).
Carriers & networks
Cisco targets February 2027 for sovereign Cloud Control instance in Sydney
Cisco plans to bring its Cloud Control operations platform to Australia in February 2027 on a sovereign Sydney instance, iTWire reported from Cisco Live in Melbourne. US customers have had general availability since 25 August.