It’s been 5 and a half long years and there’s no light at the end of the tunnel.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 14, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

I am an Australian citizen, I moved to Australia in 2012 with my daughters age 6 and 10 at the time.  It was my dream to live in Australia with my family, raise my children, give them a good education and a bright future.  Settling down in this beautiful country I...

We have demonstrated that we are contributors rather than burdens to Australian society.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

In Nov. 26th 2012, my husband (at that time 55, now 65 years old) and I (at that time 50, now 60 years old) moved to Australia from South Korea with our two children with the 457 sponsorship from one of global IT companies. I was doing my job well and I hoped for our...

My daughter wants to start a family and wants to have her parents in Australia but at this stage sadly for all of us, they will have to do this without us being there.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

My daughter lives in Brisbane and is married to a lovely Australian guy that she met about 5 years ago when she went from the UK to Australia on a working/holiday visa after university. In November 2018 we moved to Australia on a temporary skill shortage visa as my...

We want to spend the rest of our life with our children

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

We are from India and we have 2 sons. Our elder son is in Australia and is married. Our son and daughter in law are both Australian citizens. Our younger son is in New Zealand. He is a Permanent resident there. We have a granddaughter from our elder son. She is 4...

I cannot return to work in medical research due to family commitments

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 5, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

Vanessa’s parents have two children, both of whom live in Sydney and have professional jobs.  Vanessa held a PhD scholarship from an Australian university and has received competitive funding and awards for her research.  She specialises in medical research, with an...

My mother wants to help with childcare so than we can have careers.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 5, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

Lisa is an academic. She relocated to Australia on an employer-sponsored skilled visa after completing her Ph.D. in the U.S. in 2015. She and her Australian husband both work full-time and have a one-year-old son who attends childcare five days a week. They are also...