The right to protest is fundamental to democracy.

Australia has a long tradition of dissent – with some environmental protections won as a result. But do new laws unduly impede the right to protest and muzzle dissent?

What are the reasonable limits to peaceful protest in a democracy, especially when facing an existential threat such as climate change?

This is a recording of a panel discussion recorded at the National Sustainable Living Festival on February 11, 2023 and broadcast on ABC’s Big Ideas with Paul Barclay.

Speakers

Jacqui Katona – First Nations activist, at the forefront of the campaign against the Jabiluka uranium mine.

Clive Hamilton – public intellectual; professor of public ethics; author.

Violet Coco – climate activist.

David Mejia-Canales, Senior Lawyer, Human Rights Law Centre

Listen here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/democracy-and-dissent/102006246