Jun 2, 2026 – 12.59pmAtlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar says urgent reform to copyright laws is necessary so that big technology giants can train their artificial intelligence models on local content and to keep data centre investments flowing.Farquhar, who stepped down from the workplace software business and now chairs the Tech Council of Australia, said the consequences of keeping the status quo were deeply misunderstood, and that it was close to impossible for AI developers to deal with the country’s existing laws.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles