ExxonMobil Australia controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Contractor labor dispute at Longford
Workers and unions challenged a contractor transition involving lower pay and changed conditions, arguing that the relevant enterprise agreement had not been negotiated representatively with the Victorian workforce.
2017
Corporate tax-avoidance inquiry
ExxonMobil Australia was drawn into a Senate inquiry after figures indicated that it paid no corporate income tax on A$24.7 billion in revenue across the 2013–14 to 2015–16 period. ExxonMobil cited its petroleum resource rent tax and other payments in response.
2012
Longford crude-oil spill
A crude-oil spill at Longford prompted additional scrutiny of the company's environmental and operational controls.
1998
Longford gas explosion and safety convictions
A gas explosion at Longford killed two people and injured eight. A Royal Commission found Esso responsible, and a jury later found the company guilty of 11 offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and imposed a A$2 million fine.