Advance in the News

“The wealth management CEO Josephine Linden has seen it all. Here, she talks to Maureen Jordan about career uncertainty, falling in love, receiving the Order of Australia and how to … Continued

“We hear of the brain drain when Australians leave the country, but never the brain gain when they return. Talented Australians may leave us and achieve success in other countries, … Continued

“Unless businesses are proactive and creative in how they secure talent, the shortfall in skills will put significant pressure on growth, productivity and innovation in 2023… We need to look … Continued

Australia faces a skills shortage of about 500,000 workers. Advance chief executive Johanna Pitman said unless Australian businesses are “proactive and creative” in how they secure talent, the shortfall in … Continued

Once considered a rite of passage among Aussies, a stint working overseas now seems to be more of a pipe dream. But despite the pandemic and travel restrictions, Johanna Pitman, … Continued

Thousands of Australians who have been living and working overseas are trying to return home – but overcoming the government’s passenger caps may only be their first hurdle. Although the … Continued

Rolling international border closures as a result of the pandemic are playing havoc with Australian companies’ longstanding reliance on recruiting imported talent — but there are options to explore. Read … Continued

Advance.org, the organisation that partners with the Federal Government to connect Australians globally, estimates that the numbers of Australians living abroad is one million and interestingly, Australian born citizens are … Continued

The COVID-19 crisis has thrust a largely unseen part of Australia’s population firmly into the national spotlight. These are the Australians who live and work abroad — our diaspora. (…) … Continued

The AFR’s Tom McIlroy shared the key takeaways from the Advance Digital Global Town Hall on May 27, 2020, highlighting the views of Advance Founding Patron, Anthony Pratt. Arranged in … Continued

Australia’s economic success would be enhanced by having a national diaspora strategy and collaboration networks connecting with the one million Australians working overseas, and the 2.5 million foreigners who have studied … Continued

A hidebound streak is stopping Australia making the most of its 1 million-strong diaspora, a study of returned expatriates including ABC boss Michelle Guthrie and Intel executive Genevieve Bell has found. A survey of … Continued