Australian Returnees

Many Australians who have lived abroad will return to Australia. In this section, you can read about the experiences of those Australians who have returned from living and working abroad. We hope it will serve as a resource for those of you going through a similar experience, and that you can learn from those who have completed this process already.

LOUISE BRADSHAW London --> Sydney		CHRISTIAN TOOULI New York --> Sydney		JOANNE PERRY New York --> Sydney
Louise Bradshaw returned to Australia in August 2006, following almost 6 years living and working in London. Louise describes herself as a "serial expat" and realized she had a thirst for travel when the opportunity arose in high school to visit Sweden as an exchange student. Louise works in the Funds Management Industry and was working in London with Asset Consultants, who advise the pension funds and obtain positive research ratings for investment strategies. [More...]		After finishing his PhD in Sydney, Christian moved to Silicon Valley, California to advance his career and for a lifestyle change. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Schering-Plough Biopharma (originally DNAX Research), the biotechnology arm of Schering Plough Corporation, a large pharmaceutical company. Christian returned to Australia in late January 2006. He is now enjoying the friendliness of Australian society. [More...]		In November 2006, after nearly six years in New York City, Joanne returned to Sydney. Joanne works in Manufacturing Management and enjoyed the career advancement she achieved while working in the USA. On return to Australia, Joanne used a recruitment agency, and was working within one month. She is enjoying the Australian lifestyle, particularly the weather! You can read more about Joanne's experiences in the re-settlement process here [More...]