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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Katharine Murphy and Daniel Hurst

Microsoft to help Australia’s cyber spies amid $5bn investment in cloud computing

Microsoft president Brad Smith
Microsoft vice-chair Brad Smith, who met with prime minister Anthony Albanese in Washington on Monday. Photograph: Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images

Microsoft says it will invest an additional $5bn in Australia over the next two years to expand hyperscale cloud computing capacity while collaborating with the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) to boost domestic protection from cyber threats.

Anthony Albanese confirmed the new investment on the opening day of his state visit to the United States during an event at the Australian embassy in Washington, flanked by Microsoft’s vice-chair and president, Brad Smith, and Microsoft Australia and New Zealand Managing director Steven Worrall.

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