My mum is a registered nurse working as a manager at a dementia facility, and she would be able to assist with filling the jobs

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

If it wasn’t for technology I don’t know if I would have been able to handle not seeing my family for 9 years. My mum has come to Australia twice since we immigrated but I haven’t seen her since 2018. I am currently pregnant with my second child and we’re not sure if...

As a working full-time single mother, I need my parents to be here to support us emotionally and mentally.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2022 | health detriment, Stories, workforce attrition

I applied for parent sponsor visa 143 for my parents in November 2016. Almost 6 years have gone without any updates/progress for my parent’s application. When we logged the application, our migration agent advised that we should have waited for about 2 years for...

I now have developed anxiety and stress issues due to the concern over my parents which directly affects my work.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2022 | health detriment, Stories, workforce attrition

My parents visited us in October 2018 just a few days before our first child was born. They came here on visitor subclass visa 600 and stayed with us for exactly a year to help us with our son as we don’t have any relatives in Australia. In October 2019 they...

My ‘job’ is to help my child with her children as my Mum did with me.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 17, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

My youngest daughter emigrated to Australia to be with her then-boyfriend in 2012. She got married in 2016 and has since had 3 children.  We try and visit twice a year, especially around the time of my grandchildren’s births to help her adapt and quite frankly...

By the time the 143 comes through my mum will then be retirement age and too old to work!

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 15, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

I just had my mum’s first grandchild and even though I’m 35  I need my mum.  We have just submitted a 143 visa after months of gathering paperwork, forms and documentation.  Next we will have to start again to apply for an 870. My mum is on her own and wants to...

I am forced to watch my daughter burst into tears often via video call because she misses her mother, is overwhelmed with raising her son.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 15, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

As parents, we often face the heartbreaking task of confronting the fact that our children’s future is compromised in the country they were born in. Wanting to keep them safe and hoping they are able to carve out a beautiful life for themselves, we take the...