The state government is in discussions with US-based technology giant Google to bring its Australian headquarters to Western Australia.

Google was left searching for a new location after the New South Wales government knocked back plans to build a 19,000-job technology hub in Sydney’s Redfern in April.

The WA government has already approached the tech giant.

The US-based tech giant was to be the anchor tenant in the project at the inner-city suburb’s historic rail yards, but the development was rejected for failing a “uniqueness test”.

WA’s Innovation and ICT Minister Dave Kelly confirmed an approach had been made to Google.