This is why the PMs proposed anti-protest laws are bunkum

Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to increase protection for the mining industry from protesters. His concern is that 'environmental groups are targeting businesses and firms who provide goods or services to firms they don't like, especially the resources sector'. He says that 'when Australian corporations deny services to other Australian companies under pressure from these activist groups, [bad things happen]'.

The PM is talking about environmentalists who lobby businesses, like banks, to influence them not to deal with other businesses who do bad things to the planet, like Adani. He says this behaviour amounts to a secondary boycott. A secondary boycott happens where people get together to hinder or prevent one business from buying or selling stuff to another business. The latter business is the true target of their action. Some secondary boycotts are prohibited under the Competition and Consumer Act. Those prohibitions don't apply to boycotts for the purpose of