Peter Dutton Threatens Independent Community Legal Representation

Peter Dutton has threatened to reduce access to independent legal representation for community groups attempting to enforce the law against the climate crimes of  the fossil fuel industry. Dutton was speaking to an event organised by the Council for Minerals Energy in Perth to an audience including some of the Liberal Party's biggest donors. Independent Federal MP Zali Steggall (OAM) spoke to Environmental as Anything on the politics of Duddo's threats and Dr Chris McGrath (Barrister specialising in environmental law and researcher and University of Queensland) spoke to Sean O'Shannessy regarding some of the legal implications of these threats. -------------------------------------------------------------------------> Please support community based independent media and make it possible for us to keep producing high quality environmental current affairs: Share this episode on social media, subscribe to this podcast, Like us on Facebook and invite your friends to do the same https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything Support the Environmental as Anything show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything Email story suggestions to us on: [email protected] (Environmental As Anything is produced on the stolen lands of the Bundjalung Nation) ©COPYLEFT: Environmental as Anything may be reshared and or rebroadcast by any not for profit community media for the purpose of informing and inspiring effective action for peace, justice and ecological sustainability.