Can farmers take on transmission towers and win?

Australia’s renewable energy transition is well underway with new poles, wires and transmission towers planned across the country. But some farmers say they’re being pressured and harassed to hand over land for the infrastructure to get electricity from where it’s generated to where it’s used.  Today, reporter Alysia Thomas-Sam from ABC’s 7.30 program on the farmers pushing back at the farm gate and climate reporter Jess Davis on why transmission towers need to run through farmland. Featured:  Alysia Thomas-Sam, 7.30 reporter Jess Davis, ABC climate reporter