The Queensland government approves new oil and gas exploration in a region they believe could become Australia's first new major oil province in 50 years.
    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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      4 days ago

      There is metric in the article, just not the headline:

      The 750-square-kilometre site has the potential to become Australia’s first major new oil province since the 1970s, according to a peak energy producers’ body.

      • higgsboson@piefed.socialEnglish
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        4 days ago

        I’m teasing anyway. This is one of those measures that most people can’t easily envision based solely on the number, whether metric or sq miles. I assume Aussies probably have a familiarity with Singapore, given the relative proximity, so using it in the title does make sense.