Rushed response to oil and gas exploration led to testy select committee

Analysis: A condensed time frame for public feedback resulted in a fraught and sometimes chaotic series of oral submissions on the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill.
Across two days of hearings, members of the public overwhelmingly voiced exasperation and disapproval of the proposed changes, with many expressing a lack of faith in government to listen to their submissions. Several said they felt the public process was an exercise in futility.