Premier Chris Minns spruiks it as enabling mums and dads to get on with their home renos. In fact, the new law is almost certain to reverse judicial refusals of huge mining projects and accelerate massive tower developments by silencing councils, the public voice, independent agencies and any consideration of the public good. Environmental lawyer and former Environmental Defenders Office CEO Sue Higginson MLC joins Elizabeth Farrelly this week on THE SYDNEYIST to discuss the legal constraints on protest and opinion, and how these have changed. THE SYDNEYIST 6pm Thursday Eastside Radio 89.7FM stream live or on demand on eastsidefm.org #thesydneyist #thesydneyistpodcast #thesydneyistradioshow #elizabethfarrelly #eastsideradio897 #suehigginson #suehigginsonmlc #nswplanning #nswplanningreforms #environmentaldefenders