Microsoft is planning a record $25 billion investment in Australia to advance AI

Microsoft is planning a record  billion investment in Australia to advance AI

By Paul Smith
Publication Date: 2026-04-23 00:30:00

Microsoft will invest $25 billion in data centers over the next three years. This represents the largest ever investment by a global technology company in Australia. Chief Executive Satya Nadella warned that disruption to the labor market caused by AI was inevitable.

The huge investment comes amid a boom in demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing services and follows Microsoft’s previous $5 billion investment in local data centers last year. The $25 billion in spending exceeds rival Amazon Web Services’ previous commitment to spend $20 billion on on-premises data centers over the same period.

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