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Scott Morrison wants to outlaw boycott campaigns. But the mining industry doesn’t need protection

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Coal Corporate social responsibility Political campaigns Activism Freedom of speech Consumer behaviour Australia
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On Friday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed to craft new laws targeting social and political protest. Speaking to the Queensland Resources Council, he labelled some activist groups as environmental “anarchists”, and lamented how businesses like banks might be sensitive to consumer or protest group pressure to limit dealings with the mining industry.

These laws could ban activists from advocating for certain boycotts against companies. 

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