Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 8 : 9-Apr-26

The Offshore Alliance has applied to the Fair Work Commission to hold a ballot on protected industrial action at Inpex’s Ichthys LNG project. The Offshore Alliance – which comprises the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian Workers’ Union – has been in talks about a new pay deal for more than 400 workers at Ichthys’s offshore and onshore operations for about six months. Inpex contends that its pay offer is "fair and competitive", while the Australian Resources & Energy Employer Association says the unions’ log of claims is unsustainable. AREEA says the Ichthys workers typically earn between $300,000 and $400,000 a year, and the unions’ demands would increase their annual earnings to more than $500,000.

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