international
Fair Work rejects gas giant's claim strikes would harm Australia's economy
Key takeaways
- Unions have been threatening eight-hour strikes and disruptive work bans that could shut down Inpex's Darwin operations.
- Gas giant Inpex has lost a bid to stop escalating industrial action which could shut down its Northern Territory operations and cost the company millions of dollars a day.
- Inpex told the Fair Work Commission the shutdowns would cause "significant damage" to the nation's economy and jeopardise ties with Asia amid the ongoing global fuel crisis.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Unions have been threatening eight-hour strikes and disruptive work bans that could shut down Inpex's Darwin operations. (ABC News: Dane Hirst)
Gas giant Inpex has lost a bid to stop escalating industrial action which could shut down its Northern Territory operations and cost the company millions of dollars a day.
Inpex told the Fair Work Commission the shutdowns would cause "significant damage" to the nation's economy and jeopardise ties with Asia amid the ongoing global fuel crisis.
Article preview — originally published by ABC Australia. Full story at the source.
Read full story on ABC Australia →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from ABC Australia alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop