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Amazon lifts Australian data centre spend to $20b as AI demand grows

Phillip Coorey

Seattle | Anthony Albanese used a stopover in the United States to hit out at Donald Trump’s tariff war, as he joined the tech community for an announcement by Amazon that it will spend another $7 billion expanding its data centre network in Australia.

The prime minister stopped in the west coast city of Seattle at the weekend on his way to the Group of Seven leaders’ summit in Canada, where he will meet Trump on Tuesday local time (Wednesday AEST).

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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com

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