Australian Success Stories
These companies are celebrated as Australian success stories. They win awards, sponsor events, and sit on advisory boards. Here's how many of their workers are actually in Australia.
“Australia's biggest tech success story”
1,700+
Workers offshore
14% of workforce
Scott Farquhar co-founded Atlassian as a proudly Australian company. He now chairs the Tech Council, which advises government on tech policy. Atlassian has 1,700+ workers in India and cut 480 Australian jobs in March 2026, citing AI.
“Australia's national telco”
12,228+
Workers offshore
27% of workforce
Telstra built its brand on connecting Australians. It now has 10,000+ workers offshore and outsources to Infosys, Accenture, Cognizant, and Tech Mahindra. Indian job boards list 13,000+ 'Mahindra Telstra' positions. CWU called it 'offshoring by stealth.'
“Australia's design unicorn”
1,000+
Workers offshore
20% of workforce
Canva is one of Australia's most celebrated startups, valued at $26B. It has 1,000+ workers in the Philippines and cut technical writers citing AI. Co-founder Cliff Obrecht sits on the Tech Council board.
“Australia's property platform”
577+
Workers offshore
17% of workforce
REA Group runs realestate.com.au. It has 477 offshore contractors, 175 in China, 260 in Philippines, 42 in India, and established 'REA Cyber City' as a GCC in India in FY2025.
“Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks”
900+
Workers offshore
1% of workforce
Wesfarmers presents itself as an iconic Australian conglomerate. It quietly runs Anko GCC in Bangalore (350-444 staff), Bunnings Technologies India, and outsourced Priceline's IT/HR/finance to TCS. Staff described training their replacements as 'digging your own grave.'
“Australia's biggest bank”
6,935+
Workers offshore
13% of workforce
CBA made $10 billion in profit. It has 10,000+ workers offshore, with its India workforce growing 138% since 2022. It cut 300 jobs citing AI while announcing a $90M 'reskilling' program. The FSU said: 'That's not innovation, it's abandonment.'
“The Spirit of Australia”
120+
Workers offshore
Qantas brands itself as the national carrier. The majority of its contact centres are in Manila, Philippines, with only a small onshore centre in Gosford NSW. It's now opening a cabin crew base in Singapore, up to 650 roles within five years.
“AAMI, GIO, Apia: trusted Australian insurers”
4,500+
Workers offshore
35% of workforce
Suncorp's brands are household names. It engages six ITO and three BPO partners with approximately 4,500 offshore partner employees. Only 7% of this partner workforce is onshore.
“Australia's engineering giant”
5,400+
Workers offshore
12% of workforce
Worley employs 6,000+ across 8 offices in India through its 'Global Integrated Delivery' centres. Its own annual report shows 8.3 million hours delivered through GID centres in India and Colombia. The company would not be profitable without the wage gap.
Being a successful Australian company and keeping jobs in Australia are not mutually exclusive. Our Hall of Fame lists companies that have chosen to keep their workforce here.
Offshore headcount figures are confirmed minimums from public sources. Actual numbers are likely higher. Every figure links to its source on the company's page.