OIL and gas workers in Australia have dismantled their picket line after 742 days, declaring victory in their monumental dispute with ExxonMobil and its maintenance subcontractor UGL.

Their successful struggle against the world’s sixth-biggest company has had a global impact.

Tax evasion worth billions of dollars by the energy giant has been exposed by the campaign, which played a major role in pressuring the government to increase taxation on resource companies.