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17 August 2026

Alphabet takes its AI debt spree Down Under with a first Australian dollar bond

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Alphabet takes its AI debt spree Down Under with a first Australian dollar bond

Alphabet is preparing its first-ever Australian dollar bond, an inaugural ‘Kangaroo’ deal of about US$3. 6bn (roughly A$5bn) to help fund its AI build-out.

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