After the NSW government last week scuppered Google’s plan to establish a headquarters at Redfern near the Sydney CBD, politicians from other states are stepping out to woo the tech giant. Last month the Sydney Morning Herald revealed that developer Mirvac had submitted a plan through the NSW state government’s unsolicited proposal process to establish a tech hub on land next to Carriageworks in Eveleigh, with Google as an anchor tenant. However, plans for the hub – which is claimed would have created 19,000 jobs – were knocked back last week by the NSW cabinet’s infrastructure committee for failing to pass a “uniqueness test”. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe It is the second setback in Google’s effort to find a new base in the city, with the company fast out-growing its Pyrmont offices. Last year, it pulled out of plans to set-up shop at an overhauled White Bay power station in Rozelle due to lack of public transport upgrades and the prospect of spending years in the midst of a construction site. Google’s continuing difficulty in finding a home in Sydney has been pounced on by politicians from other states, with many urging the company to get out of NSW. Western Australia Senator Linda Reynolds called on Google to ‘look West’, and has written to the company’s local chief Jason Pellegrino to make the case for Perth. “If New South Wales does not want you, Western Australia does!” she wrote in a LinkedIn post yesterday. “We’re ‘in the zone’ with one third of the world’s population on the same time zone and have so many developing industries in the space, drone, remote operations, big data facilities, spacial awareness and energy storage sectors which not only stand to yield significant benefits for WA, but for companies like Google who invest here,” she explained. The Queensland government has also made contact with the company. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she would welcome the search giant. “If there was a move afoot, and if there were plans to move, of course we would be right in there to give it a go,” she told Fairfax media, but added she understood the company had no plans to move staff from Sydney. 9News reports that VictorianMinister for InnovationPhilip Dalidakis is understood to have flown to Sydney in the last few weeks to lobby Google to bring their operations to Melbourne. “The Victorian Government will leave no stone unturned to give them every possible site available to them in Melbourne,” Dalidakis is quoted as saying. Related content opinion The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023 Cybersecurity has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but the mice keep getting bigger and are becoming increasingly harder to hunt. By Dipti Parmar Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Cybercrime Security brandpost Should finance organizations bank on Generative AI? Finance and banking organizations are looking at generative AI to support employees and customers across a range of text and numerically-based use cases. By Jay Limbasiya, Global AI, Analytics, & Data Management Business Development, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies Sep 29, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence brandpost Embrace the Generative AI revolution: a guide to integrating Generative AI into your operations The CTO of SAP shares his experiences and learnings to provide actionable insights on navigating the GenAI revolution. By Juergen Mueller Sep 29, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence feature 10 most in-demand generative AI skills Gen AI is booming, and companies are scrambling to fill skills gaps by hiring freelancers to make the most of the technology. These are the 10 most sought-after generative AI skills on the market right now. By Sarah K. White Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Hiring Generative AI IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe