Ben Pennings
Parent and business owner who recently kicked Adani’s butt for over 5 years in the Supreme Court. Proud member of The Queensland Greens and the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance.
I spent the last five and a half years in the Supreme Court fighting international conglomerate Adani, owned by a centi-billionaire facing charges for fraud and corruption. They went after me and my family with the biggest and longest SLAPP lawsuit in Australia’s history but they FAILED BIG TIME!
I grew up in proud working class suburbs of Adelaide and Sydney, now living with my family in Brisbane. I’ve been very privileged to spend the last 35 years serving others through community work, grassroots activism, political campaigning and a family-owned Psychology practice.
Through hard work, strategic campaigning and the occasional News Limited hit job, I’ve become a renowned environmental advocate. But becoming a prominent grassroots environmental campaigner in Queensland has certainly brought pitfalls.
Adani Vs Pennings
I do not currently face death threats but Adani aggressively pursued me in the Supreme Court for 5 and a half years. They hired private investigators to follow me and my young children before failing twice in secret hearings to raid my family home.
The case Adani LOST was the biggest SLAPP suit in Australian history, threatening the political freedom of all Australians. Despite being ‘worth’ $100+ billion, Gautam Adani wanted to take my family’s home as a threat to peaceful protesters.