Offshore Watch
Where Australian jobs actually go
Tracking corporate offshoring, government outsourcing, and AI-attributed layoffs across Australia's largest companies. Every data point sourced from public records.
The savings don't lower prices, they go to shareholders. Service doesn't improve. It typically declines. And every dollar paid offshore is a dollar that leaves the Australian economy. Why it matters →
90,376+
Known offshore workers
50,125+
Jobs cut in Australia
$20.8B
Gov outsourced / year
222
Companies tracked
This list is not complete, and never will be
If a company isn't listed here, that doesn't mean it doesn't offshore. And every number is the lowest we can prove, so the real figures can often be higher.
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This list is not complete, and never will be
If a company isn't listed here, that doesn't mean it doesn't offshore. And every number is the lowest we can prove, so the real figures can often be higher.
This started as an ASX 200 project and mostly still is. It has widened as stories landed from outside that list, so it now also covers employers that aren't ASX-listed, like Canva, Allianz Australia, SS&C and Crown Resorts, along with government departments and agencies. Companies get added when something surfaces about them, not by working through a list in order.
Australian companies are under no obligation to disclose where their work is done, and there is no register of offshored jobs. Everything here comes from something that surfaced publicly: an annual report, a modern slavery statement, a news article, a union statement, a government contract, or a tip from someone who was there.
So an absence usually means nobody has reported on that company and we haven't got to it yet, not that it keeps its work onshore. Some of the biggest offshorers say nothing at all. And because each figure counts only what a source actually stated, the real numbers can often run higher, sometimes much higher.
Every figure links to the source it came from, so you can judge it yourself rather than take our word for it. If you know something that is missing or wrong, tell us. Corrections are published, not quietly buried.
Corporate Offshoring
90,376+ jobs offshore
ASX200 companies moving IT, engineering, call centres, and back office to low-cost countries.
Government Outsourcing
$20.8B / year outsourced
$1,224 per taxpayer. Myki's $2.8B lifecycle cost. BOM's $96M website. Accenture's $590M aged care blowout.
AI Layoffs
4,500+ jobs blamed on AI
Companies using “AI transformation” as cover. Shares surge on layoff announcements.
Known Offshore Workers by Company
Confirmed minimums from public sources. Click a company to see details.
Latest Activity
All sources →Biggest Offshorers
ASX200 companies with the most workers offshore.
| # | Company | Industry | Destinations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANZ | Banking | 🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇳 India | 14,300+ | 36.7%+ |
| 2 | Commonwealth Bank | Banking | 🇿🇦 South Africa🇮🇳 India | 10,000+ | 22.5%+ |
| 3 | Telstra | Telecommunications | 🇮🇳 India🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 Vietnam🇬🇧 UK | 10,000+ | 35.7%+ |
| 4 | NAB | Banking | 🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 Vietnam🇵🇭 Philippines | 7,347+ | 19.3%+ |
| 5 | Worley | Energy & Utilities | 🇮🇳 India | 6,000+ | 10%+ |
| 6 | Suncorp | Insurance | 🇮🇳 India🇵🇭 Philippines | 4,500+ | 34.6%+ |
| 7 | Optus | Telecommunications | 🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇳 India | 4,000+ | 57.1%+ |
| 8 | TPG Telecom | Telecommunications | 🇮🇳 India🇵🇭 Philippines🇿🇦 South Africa | 2,900+ | 88.4%+ |
| 9 | QBE | Insurance | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,383+ | 18%+ |
| 10 | Rio Tinto | Mining | 🇮🇳 India | 2,090+ | 3.9%+ |
| 11 | Westpac Banking Corporation | Banking | 🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇳 India | 2,000+ | 5.4%+ |
| 12 | Light and Wonder | Gaming | 🇮🇳 India🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,000+ | 29.4%+ |
| 13 | Macquarie | Banking | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1,800+ | 9.3%+ |
| 14 | Atlassian | Technology | 🇮🇳 India | 1,700+ | 14.2%+ |
| 15 | Wesfarmers | Retail | 🇮🇳 India | 1,300+ | 1.1%+ |
| 16 | Aristocrat Leisure | Gaming | 🇮🇳 India🇬🇧 UK | 1,206+ | 14.2%+ |
| 17 | BHP Group | Mining | 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇭 Philippines | 1,200+ | 1.3%+ |
| 18 | REA Group | Technology | 🇨🇳 China🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇳 India | 1,187+ | 34.7%+ |
| 19 | GHD | Engineering & Construction | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1,000+ | 10%+ |
| 20 | Canva | Technology | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1,000+ | 20%+ |
Reports
Data-driven analysis of offshoring across Australian industry.
Big 4 Banks Compared
CBA, ANZ, NAB and Westpac side-by-side: offshoring, CEO pay, and layoffs.
Companies That Blamed AI
What they claimed vs what actually happened. Shares surged on layoff announcements.
Tech Council Board
Advises government on tech policy. 5 of 7 company leaders on the board have offshore operations or AI layoffs in our data.
Highest % Offshore
Companies sending the largest share of their workforce overseas.
Most Offshore Workers
The 20 companies with the largest known offshore workforces.
Government IT Blowouts
The biggest cost overruns in government tech contracts.
By Industry
How offshoring varies across sectors.
| Industry | Companies | Offshore Data | Top Destinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 30 | 11/30 | 🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇷🇴Romania |
| Energy & Utilities | 19 | 7/19 | 🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇨🇳China |
| Insurance | 11 | 6/11 | 🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India🇻🇳Vietnam |
| Banking | 9 | 6/9 | 🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇻🇳Vietnam |
| Retail | 17 | 5/17 | 🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇻🇳Vietnam |
| Financial Services | 13 | 5/13 | 🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India🇻🇳Vietnam |
| Mining | 37 | 4/37 | 🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India🇸🇬Singapore |
| Healthcare | 15 | 3/15 | 🇲🇾Malaysia🇮🇳India |
| Telecommunications | 6 | 3/6 | 🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India🇻🇳Vietnam |
| Media | 4 | 3/4 | 🇮🇳India🇳🇿New Zealand |
| Food & Beverage | 8 | 2/8 | 🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India |
| Transport | 6 | 2/6 | 🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India🇸🇬Singapore |
| Engineering & Construction | 5 | 2/5 | 🇵🇭Philippines |
| Gaming | 5 | 2/5 | 🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇬🇧UK |
| Government | 31 | 1/31 | 🇮🇳India |
| Real Estate | 20 | 1/20 | 🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines |
| Industrials | 16 | 1/16 | 🇵🇭Philippines🇻🇳Vietnam |