George Bender, 68, took his own life on October 14. He had spent much of the past decade locked in negotiations with CSG (Coal Seam Gas) companies who wanted to drill 18 wells on his properties.
Encroaching gas exploration across Australia has pitted miners against farmers, who fear the environmental and health impact of CSG.
Mr Bender's daughter Helen made an emotional plea on this subject on live television panel show Q&A.
"On Saturday we buried my father," Helen Bender said. "When will farmers be given the right to say no to CSG companies?"
She spoke about how the issue had disillusioned her father: "One of the last things my father said, 'No one is listening, why am I wasting my time?'" she said.
In response to her comments Australia's rural health minister said she wanted laws to allow farmers to refuse miners onto their land.
Senator Fiona Nash said the "simple answer" to the complex issue would be legislative change to empower farmers.
Helen Bender's name then began trending on social media sites, a reflection of the potency of the debate among the Australian public.
However, Federal Opposition Minister for Rural Affairs Joel Fitzgibbon who was also on the panel on the show said that  Australia had enjoyed "enormous wealth through the extraction of coal and iron ore and other commodities, and now CSG".
He added that it was a  complex policy area and that  responsibility for mining leases lies with  individual state governments.
"In my view to be honest [it] is not going to change anytime soon because the extraction of those resources is too significant to the national economy," Mr Fitzgibbon replied.
One report said that the CSG sector had seen growth in jobs, income and consumption in Queensland which is the centre of much of the industry in Australia.

RSPB Scotland is planning improvements for people and wildlife at the site on the south-eastern edge of Alloa.
The wetland and grassland is a popular site for birds including snipe, short-eared owls, teals and black-headed gulls.
New paths, viewing areas and signage are to be installed over the coming months with a series of events planned.
The wetlands near the banks of the Forth and the Black Devon river were created when soil was dug out to cap a nearby landfill area.
Managed lagoons were formed by Clackmannanshire Heritage Trust, and later expanded in the mid 2000s by the council's landfill project.
RSPB Scotland's regional director for south and west Scotland, Anne McCall, said: "We're delighted to be taking on the management of the Black Devon Wetlands and we hope to transform it into a reserve that will not only help wildlife, but also provide local people with a great nature experience right on their doorstep.
"The Inner Forth is internationally recognised as an important place for birds, and the establishment of this reserve adds to a wider mosaic of habitats that are beneficial for a whole range of different species, as part of the RSPB's landscape-scale project, the Inner Forth Futurescape."

Serco won a £70m contract in April 2015 to take over HR and finance support for Lincolnshire County Council.
Lincoln's Bishop King Primary School said about 30 staff were affected, with four receiving no wages at all.
Serco said it was "really sorry for the impact" the latest error had had on staff at the school.
Abi Tierney, delivery director for Serco, said there has been some "significant issues" with parts of the service.
She said the firm was "putting in a lot of work to deliver changes and make improvements", but  denied accusations the contract was too big for the company to handle.
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In May, Serco was fined more than £1m after failing to pay bills to suppliers and leaving staff without wages.
The fine came after a number of head teachers complained that errors by Serco meant staff were left unpaid.
Paula Colburn, business manager at Bishop King, said staff had been "left in tears" and put under unnecessary stress.
She said: "We can't keep working like this - I can't have it being detrimental to the staff's health."
In a statement, Lincolnshire County Council said: "Serco has committed to rectifying the payroll issues by the end of October, and we are satisfied that they are making good progress to achieve this."
An emotional plea by the daughter of an anti-natural gas campaigner who took his own life has re-ignited a debate about the rights of farmers.
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Scotland's newest nature reserve is to be set up at the Black Devon Wetlands in Clackmannanshire.
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A company responsible for council payroll services has apologised after staff at a school were left without wages, or paid incorrectly.