Senate votes against abolition of carbon tax

[nero_bolt]

The ALP/Greens are now truly parties without any electoral future

Labor is a party of liars.

Australians are being held hostage by the minority and the radical greens and unelectable labor. 

Australians voted the LNP in to power in a landslide that decimated labor at the polls and they still dont get a clue or listen and the LNP was voted in on the platform of NO CARBON TAX,  thats what the majority of Australians wanted... yet we are being held hostage by a minority of rabble

Just how DUMB is Labor

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 Abbott government has failed in its first bid to scrap the carbon tax, with the Senate refusing to pass a package of bills to repeal the Gillard-era climate change policy.

After three months of debate, the package of nine bills was finally put to a vote in the upper house today only to be swiftly rebuffed by Labor and the Australian Greens.

The result prompted cries of “shame’’ from the Liberal benches, but there was little real emotion on either side.

Labor said it couldn’t support the repeal if it was to be replaced by the government’s direct action plan.

“Without a credible alternative, Labor cannot support the abolition of the existing clean energy policies,’’ shadow climate change spokesman Mark Butler said in a statement.

The opposition is standing by its support of an emissions trading scheme, which under existing legislation isn’t due to begin until July 2015.

Tony Abbott vowed to push on with the scrappingof the carbon tax and said Labor was breaking its commitment to remove the tax

“The carbon tax is an act of economic vandalism,’’ the Prime Minister told question time.

“You can’t trust (Labor) anywhere near an economy.’’

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/senate-votes-against-abolition-of-carbon-tax/story-...

[nero_bolt]

Labor says one thing in WA and does the exact opposite in Canberra.

Labor cant be trusted and labor LIES

[lakeland27]

is this even news ? it isn't. everyone there and most out here knew this was the result. its tones WA senate election  issue, not a surprise..

labor and green senators voted according to the wishes of their constituents as they should.

[just_me_karen]

Yes it's fantastic news, for several reasons:

1. The senate is standing up for our future

2. This vote will prevent our international reputation becoming the laughing stock as the first country to take a backward step on climate change

3. DOUBLE DISSOLUTION! Tony vowed he'd hold a double dissolution if his legislation didnt pass.

Hooray, bring it on! 🙂

Sadly, Antony Green just said there probably won't be a double dissolution because politicians never call them when they're behind in the polls.

I've got crossed fingers and preparing my next march placard.

[i-need-a-martini]

Senate votes against and you are surprised lol?

There was never a chance that the Liberal Party would get their way on this. The Senate has made a wise decision.

[freshwater-2]

The OP didn't bold print this in the original post....

The result prompted cries of “shame’’ from the Liberal benches, but there was little real emotion on either side.

Labor said it couldn’t support the repeal if it was to be replaced by the government’s direct action plan.

“Without a credible alternative, Labor cannot support the abolition of the existing clean energy policies,’’ shadow climate change spokesman Mark Butler said in a statement.

The opposition is standing by its support of an emissions trading scheme, which under existing legislation isn’t due to begin until July 2015.

[silverfaun]

Just another nail in the decomposing corpse of labor. They are so out of touch & still clinging onto the rotting hulk of failed policies that saw them suffer  the  biggest defeat in history.

The divorce that never really happened,the  greens are the ratbag  arm of labor and  everybody knows it..

Poor Showgag Bill. he can’t lay a finger on the  govt so he uses the senate to cripple it, what a poor excuse for a man.

[acacia_pycnantha]

Hey, Nero . . . they voted in a fair and democratic process . . . Get over it.

[freshwater-2]

Amen, Acacia.

[gkam2]

@acacia_pycnantha wrote:

Hey, Nero . . . they voted in a fair and democratic process . . . Get over it.

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It was a fair and democratic process that saw the Labour Government removed from office for its stubborn adherence to the job destroying Carbon Dioxide Tax.

The vast majority of Australians want the tax gone, it is just bloody mindedness for a Senate in its final months to refuse to acknowledge the will of the people. You may call that democratic in trying to justify a failed philosphy but the majority would not.

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