Forget Sydney, New York or Hong Kong. Google should call Adelaide home
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has joined the mission to Get Google to Adelaide.
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PREMIER Steven Marshall has urged tech giant Google to make its Australian headquarters in Adelaide.
Mr Marshall said the government has sent a submission to the company spruiking a number of SA sites after it was revealed a development proposal in Sydney, which included the tech giant as an anchor tenant, was rejected by the NSW government.
“One of the things that the larger firms do is that they say ‘we have to be based in Sydney, or New York, or Hong Kong’,” Mr Marshall said. “But the reality is South Australia, and in particular Adelaide, has a huge amount to offer Google.”
Mr Marshall said Google have said they are still wedded to Sydney.
“They have said if that changes they will engage with us,” he said.
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“Well, I am not waiting for them to change their mind. We are on the front foot. We have sent them information about the oRAH site on North Tce, the Tonsley Precinct, and more broadly our new government focus on creating a more appealing environment to attract the best brains in the nation to South Australia.”
His calls came as SA Property Council executive director Daniel Gannon and Business SA chief executive Nigel McBride sent a co-signed a letter to Google spruiking the city.
“ ... Adelaide has consistently been ranked as one of the world’s most liveable cities by Lonely Planet and TripAdvisor,” the letter stated.
“After spending more than two years preparing, the City of Adelaide is ready for organisations such as yours to establish a presence here in the CBD.”