<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian software giant Atlassian has announced plans to lay off around 10 per cent of its global workforce, or roughly 1600 jobs, as the business restructures around the increased use of artificial intelligence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Of the 1600 jobs, around 30 per cent - or 480 roles - are based in Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a notice to staff on the company's website, chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes said it was the "right decision" and affected employees would receive an email within 20 minutes letting them know if they were impacted.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-march-12-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headline/79946bbf-76ad-4c59-bebb-6a2a092ad4e9" rel="" target="" title="FBI warned of Iranian drone strike on US West Coast"><strong><span>FBI warned of Iranian drone strike on US West Coast</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm sharing some important news today. I have made the incredibly difficult decision to reduce the size of our team by ~10% (or ~1,600 employees). Every Atlassian will receive an email within the next 20 minutes letting you know if you are impacted, or if we're starting consultation in your region," he wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I believe this is the right decision for Atlassian. But that doesn't mean it's easy. Far from it.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I know this has a huge impact on each of you, and it weighs heavily on me and Atlassian today."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/atlassian-job-losses-aussie-software-company-blames-ai-cutting-1600-jobs/e45e3983-1e46-4430-b699-031a4b7c6c9f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-mt-pritchard-kidnapping-man-charged/88c7e307-ff04-48e4-83c3-800b357023a5"><strong><span>Second person charged after alleged kidnapping in south-west Sydney</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cannon-Brookes, who founded the company in 2002 alongside Scott Farquhar, defended the move as "adapting" to market conditions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We fundamentally believe people and AI create the best outcomes. Our approach is not 'AI replaces people'," he wrote. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But it would be disingenuous to pretend AI doesn't change the mix of skills we need or the number of roles required in certain areas. It does. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is primarily about adaptation. We are reshaping our skill mix and changing how we work to build for the future."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More to come ...</span></div></div>