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Broadcast journalist based in Townsville, Queensland.

Beats and interests include science, technology, environment, agriculture and education reporting.

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Worries over inland rail project

Worries over inland rail project

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Australia’s OCE cuts FY2026-27 crude output projection

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By Malik Johnson, Tom Major Verified
| World Ports Organization
Sydney, 6 July (Argus) — Australia is likely to produce less oil in the fiscal year ending 30 June 2027 than previously forecast, according to the federal government’s commodity forecaster, the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE). The OCE cut its forecast for Australia’s crude oil and condensate production to 222,000 b/d in 2026–27 from 237,000 b/d in its previous outlook, according to the June Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ) report released on 3 July.
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Workers to end strikes at Australia’s Ichthys LNG

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By Carlos Nieves, Tom Major Verified
| World Ports Organization
Sydney, 17 June (Argus) — Workers at the 9.3mn t/yr Ichthys LNG project based in Australia’s Northern Territory have agreed on a new pay deal, ending weeks of strikes across three facilities that delayed some cargoes. More than 400 staff endorsed the enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) on 17 June, the Offshore Alliance union said, calling the new EBA “the best in the oil and gas industry” with improved job security, pay and career progression.
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Western Australia backs 450,000 t/yr EAF steel mill

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By Alexa Laguna, Tom Major Verified
| World Ports Organization
Sydney, 12 June (Argus) — Western Australia’s (WA) state Labor government is set to invest A$9.8mn ($6.9mn) in Generation Steel, supporting the company’s planned Collie electric arc furnace (EAF) mill, which will produce 450,000 t/yr of rebar from recycled scrap. The state funds will be matched by Generation and go towards completing pre-development activities after a bankable feasibility study confirmed the project’s viability, WA premier Roger Cook said on 12 June.
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