It seems that you are from Melbourne rather than Sydney.
Anyway, you may also join RATS discussion forum.
Seriously, enjoy the honeymoon phase first...

My revised thesis is far from perfect. But i really don't care... :-)

It also varies from a person to another person.
If you know the reviewer, you can discuss with him over a cup of coffee in Starbucks... :-)

It could also be several months depending on the seasons when they are free to read your revision.

Try reading Andy Field's "Discovering Statistics Using SPSS" or
"SPSS Survival Manual" by Julie Pallant?

There is nothing completely new under the sun. This is why literature review is so important.
Perhaps you are very lucky instead. You can now look for gaps in this research and look for ways to supersede it...

Sometimes, critical comments like 'serious concerns' may also mean your work is good, but the reviewer felt threatened or upset...
Some reviewers may believe that they are the 'authority' in this field, and you must adopt their terminologies or framework...

Current publication system should be improved.
However, there are also excellent reviewers. They should be recognized when your paper is published.

Actually, I did send a soft copy of my thesis to a professor. However, my supervisor, Prof A, was worried...

In addition, I also sent a soft copy of my conference presentation to another professor. My supervisor, Prof B, commented that "Hopefully, your work will be acknowledged". Anyway, nothing happen so far. But it can be unpleasant to simply ignore the request.

Actually, I did have two supervisors. However, the other tried not to interfere...

Anyway. this is viju's thread. As the word 'advisor' was used, i tried to follow.
But somehow i still revert to 'supervisor'...

Lexika should read the thread on
"Plagiarism In Academia - University Response"

My advisor also took over a year to review my paper. However, she admitted that she has difficulty understanding my paper.

However, the reviewers seem positive with my paper. It is under major revision now.
My suggestion is "As a PhD candidate, you should be independent".
But it is sometimes even more beneficial to ask other phd candidates around us for help rather than the advisor...

According to my friend, it is possible to take more than 3 years to publish a paper...
It was initially "revise and resubmit" for a few times... Then, it became major revision for a few times... And later, minor revision... Finally, publish without revision.

I share the same view with happyclappy and patseya.

You may also delay the sharing until your paper is published or under review... Keep your supervisor informed too...

Anyway, most of us here are still struggling to publish papers in average journals.

You are probably the best in this forum to submit paper in the top journal! Good luck!