Hall of Fame
Not every company offshores. These are split into two groups, because the evidence behind them is not equally strong.
This is not a complete list, and being absent from it does not mean a company offshores. Any company we have recorded offshoring or layoffs for is excluded automatically.
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Companies with a public commitment to Australian teams
Publicly committed to Australian teams
Each of these has said something specific and on the record about where the work is done, either a quotable commitment or a hard local headcount.
Telecommunications · 230 employees
Australian ISP. All-Australian support team, explicitly does not offshore.
Aussie Broadband explicitly commits to Australian jobs: "All our Customer Service centres are 100% Australian-based." Their careers page states: "Our teams are completely Australian-based. We're small, and we're completely Australian-operated. Australian jobs matter to us."
Banking · 700 employees
Customer-owned bank. Ethical banking, no fossil fuels, arms, or gambling. All Australian-based.
Bank Australia is a customer-owned bank with all operations in Australia. No evidence of offshoring. They explicitly focus on local impact, funding clean energy, affordable housing, and community organisations. Profits reinvest into customer-owned reserves rather than external shareholders.
Retail · 16,000 employees
Consumer electronics retailer. JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys.
JB Hi-Fi runs all IT, e-commerce, and call centres from Australia. 16,000+ employees all in Australia and New Zealand. Technology team in Melbourne. E-commerce on Shopify Plus with Australian partner agencies. No evidence of offshore IT or call centres.
Banking · 566 employees
Challenger bank focused on SME lending in Australia.
Modern slavery statement: "We are a wholly Australian-domiciled business, and do not have any offshore subsidiaries, branch offices or service centres."
Engineering & Construction · 5,000 employees
Property development, construction, and funds management.
Lendlease explicitly shifted away from outsourced IT toward insourced product teams. Cloud-first strategy (Google Cloud) but no offshore shared services. Contracting international footprint, not expanding.
Technology · 271 employees
Data centre operator across Australia.
NextDC has 355 of 404 employees in Australia. Small teams in Malaysia, Japan for data centre operations. No shared services offshoring.
Real Estate · 2,799 employees
Shopping centre owner and operator. Westfield brand in Australia.
Scentre Group (Westfield AU/NZ) runs technology team entirely onshore. Careers exclusively in Australia and New Zealand.
Retail · 15,981 employees
Automotive, outdoor, and sports retail. Supercheap Auto, rebel, BCF.
Super Retail Group (Supercheap Auto, rebel, BCF) operates entirely in Australia and New Zealand. No evidence of shared services or IT offshoring.
Healthcare · 1,184 employees
Nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment.
Modern slavery statement explicitly states: "Offshore IT services are not currently used." Global Shared Services staff onshore.
Food & Beverage · 2,600 employees
Premium wine company. Penfolds, Wolf Blass, 19 Crimes.
Treasury Wine Estates keeps shared services (finance, HR, customer service, tech) onshore in Melbourne. Overseas employees are in winemaking regions and commercial sales offices. Uses automation rather than labour arbitrage.
Technology · 1,040 employees
Buy now, pay later and digital payments platform.
Zip Co operates in Australia, NZ, and US only. Restructured by exiting international markets, not offshoring. No India or Philippines presence.
Reviewed, no offshoring disclosed
We read these companies' modern slavery statements and found no offshoring. That is weaker evidence than it sounds: those statements exist to disclose supply-chain labour risk, not corporate offshoring, and Australian companies are under no obligation to publish where their back-office work is done. Read this as “nothing found”, not as a clean bill of health.
Food & Beverage · 500 employees
Dairy company. a2 Platinum infant formula and fresh milk.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Industrials · 20,515 employees
Testing, inspection, and certification services globally.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Industrials · 41,000 employees
Global packaging company. Flexibles and rigid containers.
Amcor operates packaging manufacturing plants globally including India, Philippines, and Malaysia. These are genuine manufacturing facilities, not shared services or back-office offshoring. Singapore office is a standard regional HQ.
Retail · 1,600 employees
4WD accessories and off-road equipment manufacturer.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Real Estate
REIT focused on childcare and healthcare properties.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Transport · 50 employees
Toll road operator in France and the US.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Insurance · 2,859 employees
Insurance broker network. Represents over 500 brokers across Australia and New Zealand.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Industrials · 840 employees
New Zealand's largest international airport.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Transport · 5,841 employees
Rail freight operator. Coal, iron ore, and bulk commodities in Australia.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Energy & Utilities · 483 employees
Oil and gas exploration and production.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Food & Beverage · 3,700 employees
Dairy products. Bega cheese, peanut butter, Vegemite.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Mining
Gold mining in Western Australia.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 16,500 employees
Steel manufacturer. Building and construction products.
BlueScope operates steel manufacturing in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, and China. All operations serve domestic markets in those countries. No shared services or back-office offshoring found.
Retail · 1,119 employees
Kitchen appliances. Global brand sold in 70+ countries.
Breville designs in Sydney, manufactures in China. This is standard product supply chain, not services offshoring. ~1,119 employees globally.
Real Estate
REIT focused on large-format retail properties leased to Bunnings.
Outsources property management to Australian firms. No offshore operations.
Mining
Gold mining in Western Australia.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining
Copper mining in the Americas.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Technology · 460 employees
Sports analytics and wearable technology for professional athletes.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Financial Services · 546 employees
Retirement income and annuity provider.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 457 employees
Iron ore mining in Canada.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Real Estate · 495 employees
Diversified property fund manager and REIT.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Real Estate
REIT focused on long-lease essential services properties.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Real Estate
Retail-focused property REIT.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Telecommunications · 755 employees
New Zealand telecommunications infrastructure company.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Industrials · 7,900 employees
Waste management and recycling services across Australia.
Cleanaway is a domestic waste management company. Workforce is operational (truck drivers, plant operators). No back-office offshoring found.
Healthcare · 32,000 employees
Global biotech. Plasma therapies, vaccines, and gene therapy.
CSL operates in 35+ countries but these reflect genuine global manufacturing and plasma collection operations, not cost-driven offshoring. No evidence of IT, call centre, or back-office offshoring to low-cost countries.
Industrials
Coal export terminal operator in Queensland.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Technology · 1,446 employees
IT solutions provider and distributor. Australia's largest IT reseller.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Energy & Utilities
Uranium exploration and development.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 11 employees
Mining royalty and income company.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Real Estate
Data centre REIT. Digital infrastructure investment.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Technology · 450 employees
Counter-drone and electronic warfare technology.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 5,500 employees
Dyno Nobel commercial explosives.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Retail · 8,537 employees
Automotive retail group. Car dealerships across Australia.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Mining · 328 employees
Emerald and gold mining in Cambodia.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Mining · 5,703 employees
Gold mining in Australia and Canada.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Media
Entertainment and hospitality. Event Cinemas, QT Hotels, Thredbo.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Healthcare · 7,440 employees
Respiratory care devices and hospital products. New Zealand-based.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Industrials · 12,500 employees
Building products and construction. New Zealand-based.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Financial Services · 28 employees
Investment management and financial advice.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 603 employees
Gold exploration and development in Western Australia.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Financial Services · 239 employees
Global equity fund manager based in Florida, ASX-listed.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Food & Beverage · 2,380 employees
Grain storage, handling, and processing.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Mining · 32 employees
Gold exploration in Western Australia.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Retail · 13,000 employees
Fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Retail · 6,500 employees
Electronics and furniture retail chain.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Real Estate
REIT focused on daily needs retail centres.
Services only conducted within Australia. No offshore operations.
Mining · 288 employees
Lithium and copper mining.
Centralised shared services (Legal, Finance, etc.) supporting all subsidiaries. Appears to be Australian-based.
Mining · 1,000 employees
Mineral sands mining. Zircon and titanium dioxide.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Real Estate · 1,300 employees
Lifestyle and seniors communities operator.
Australian operations only. No offshore IT or back-office.
Mining
Titanium metal manufacturing.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Industrials
Global building products manufacturer. Fibre cement.
James Hardie has no evidence of cost-driven offshoring. Their Philippines manufacturing plant (fibre cement, not shared services) closed in August 2024. IT, finance, and back-office functions are in the US and Australia. Corporate domicile is in Ireland for tax reasons but operations are not offshored.
Energy & Utilities · 155 employees
Oil and gas exploration and production in South America.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Mining · 288 employees
Lithium mining in Western Australia.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Retail · 8,000 employees
Fast fashion jewellery retailer. 800+ stores globally.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Mining · 1,127 employees
Rare earths mining and processing.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Healthcare · 81 employees
Regenerative medicine using mesenchymal stem cells.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining
Iron ore, lithium, and mining services.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Healthcare · 470 employees
Infection prevention. Trophon device for ultrasound probe disinfection.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Real Estate · 3,700 employees
Self-storage REIT across Australia and New Zealand.
Modern slavery focus on domestic labour hire and logistics. No offshore operations.
Healthcare · 8 employees
Neurological disorder treatments for children.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Energy & Utilities · 1,575 employees
Coal mining and production in Queensland.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 43,000 employees
World's largest gold mining company.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 40,000 employees
Nickel mining in Indonesia.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 3,383 employees
Gold mining in Western Australia and Alaska.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Industrials · 11,900 employees
Civil construction and mining services.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Industrials · 4,300 employees
Packaging solutions. Glass bottles, cans, and fibre packaging.
Orora operates in Australia, NZ, North America, and UK. No evidence of shared services or IT offshoring.
Energy & Utilities · 500 employees
Uranium mining in Africa and Australia.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining
Gold mining in Western Australia.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Industrials · 10,290 employees
Mining services. Drilling, blasting, and underground operations.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Financial Services · 1,789 employees
Investment management and trustee services.
Corporate shared services model covering Finance, Marketing, People, Risk, Technology. Appears to be Australian-based (EQT Group).
Mining · 2,340 employees
Gold mining in Africa.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 950 employees
Lithium mining in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Financial Services · 140 employees
Multi-affiliate investment management.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Retail · 5,000 employees
Retail investment holding. Just Jeans, Smiggle, Peter Alexander.
Premier Investments (Just Jeans, Smiggle, Peter Alexander) uses overseas factories for garment manufacturing but does not offshore corporate services or IT.
Healthcare · 132 employees
Medical imaging AI and radiology software.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Transport · 10,000 employees
Port logistics and infrastructure across Australia.
Qube is primarily a logistics and port operations company. Blue-collar workforce (truck drivers, stevedores, crane operators). No evidence of IT or back-office offshoring.
Mining · 250 employees
Gold mining in Western Australia.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Healthcare
Private hospital operator. 70+ hospitals across Australia and globally.
Ramsay operates hospitals in Australia, UK, France, and Scandinavia. All international operations are genuine clinical businesses. Technology run in-house from Australia with Google Cloud. No evidence of shared services or IT offshoring.
Industrials · 9,000 employees
Plumbing and bathroom supplies distribution.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Real Estate
Convenience-based shopping centre REIT.
Offshore labour recruitment for cleaning/security roles (Philippines workers brought to Australia). Not corporate offshoring.
Mining · 419 employees
Gold mining in Australia.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Industrials · 2,554 employees
Water management products for residential and commercial plumbing.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Mining · 4,059 employees
Gold mining in Africa.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 1,355 employees
Copper and gold mining in Australia, Spain, and Botswana.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Energy & Utilities · 155 employees
Oil and gas exploration, production, and LNG. Major Australian producer.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Industrials · 11,006 employees
Investment holding company. Construction, mining services.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Healthcare
Pharmaceutical distribution and retail pharmacy.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Technology · 38 employees
Silicon photonics and uranium enrichment technology.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Healthcare
Pathology and radiology services across multiple countries.
Sonic Healthcare operates pathology labs and diagnostic services in Australia, NZ, US, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium. All international operations are genuine clinical laboratories serving local patients. No evidence of shared services or IT offshoring to low-cost countries.
Real Estate · 1,600 employees
Diversified property group. Residential communities and commercial.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Gaming · 900 employees
Lotteries operator across multiple Australian states.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Mining · 64 employees
Gold mining in Western Australia.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Industrials · 15,000 employees
Infrastructure services. Defence, social, and transport.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Real Estate · 1,247 employees
Retail property REIT. Shopping centres across Australia.
Modern slavery risks in onshore cleaning, security, labour hire. No offshore IT or back-office.
Energy & Utilities · 15,174 employees
Fuel refining and distribution across Australia.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Energy & Utilities · 56 employees
Diversified investment holding company. Energy, agriculture, financial services.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Real Estate
Fuel and convenience retail property REIT.
Fewer than 70 suppliers, mostly Australian. No offshore operations.
Mining · 729 employees
Gold mining in West Africa.
Modern slavery statement reviewed; no specific offshoring of corporate functions disclosed. Australian disclosure rules don't require companies to report offshore headcount, so absence of evidence here doesn't mean no offshoring is occurring. The data simply may not be public.
Mining · 1,572 employees
Gold mining in Western Australia.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
Energy & Utilities · 4,221 employees
Thermal and metallurgical coal mining.
No offshore operations found in modern slavery statement.
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