Yes!!! At least the Senate has some brains! What now #OneTermTony #Scabbott??? The Senate has voted: The Senate has voted down legislation to axe the carbon tax - a core election promise of Prime Minister Tony Abbott. After months of debate Labor and the Greens combined to vote against the repeal laws 33 votes to 29 today. Labor, who introduced the carbon pricing scheme in 2012, says the Coalitions alternative policy to tackle climate change, called Direct Action, will be ineffective and too expensive. Without a credible alternative, Labor cannot support the abolition of the existing clean energy policies, Opposition Climate Change spokesman Mark Butler said. Greens leader Christine Milne has issued a statement saying the current law, maintaining a price on carbon, must stand. The Senate has rejected Tony Abbotts do-nothing approach on global warming and voted to maintain the price on pollution, she said.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 07:43:16 +0000
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