[bad_user]

Lobbying is the right answer.

This isn't a matter of where data is kept, the location of that data being irrelevant, but a matter of jurisdiction. Companies with a legal presence in Australia have to comply with Australian laws.

The only other possibility is for the company and its employees to leave Australia. That's not doable, people have families, friends and for the business relocation implies costs, you can't just move on a whim.

That's not your problem of course, however the wave of populism has been spreading, in the US, in the UK, the far-right is on the rise in Europe, so moving around isn't the answer, fighting against such laws is.