on 27-06-2014 11:32 AM
The biggest lie in Australian political history (there will be no CARBON TAX etc) will be gone in about 3 weeks and the majority of the Australian public who voted in the Abbott government will be pleased.
This tax crippled Australia and is the highest in the world yet the labor party has learnt ZIP from their massive election loss and still continue to flog this dead horse and support it.
The job-destroying Carbon Tax is a $9 billion hit on our economy this year alone.
Liberals celebrate as carbon tax repeal passes lower house... The majority of Australians celebrate as well
The most politically costly reform in politics in decades is to end with the Senate preparing to wind up Labor's carbon tax and scrap the automatic move to a market-based trading scheme from next year.
Just before the House adjourned on Thursday, there were jubilant scenes on the floor of the House of Representatives as the Coalition passed the carbon tax repeal bills for the second time.
The final vote went through on the voices after which Environment Minister Greg Hunt was embraced and high-fived by colleagues.
He had earlier successfully moved an amendment to split the Clean Energy Finance Corporation abolition - which will not pass the Senate - from the package of bills.
Labor unsuccessfully moved an amendment to repeal the carbon tax and move straight to an emissions trading scheme.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott was not present to see the repeal go through as he was attending a function out of Canberra.
But on Friday, Mr Abbott said the government was taking nothing for granted on the carbon tax repeal as it had still to pass through the Senate.
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on 27-06-2014 01:15 PM
@durruticolumna wrote:
There will be no carbon tax under a government I lead,buts lets be clear,I am determined to price carbon.
This is what Ms Gillard actually said:
Show me anything, where and when Ms Gillard actually said:
There will be no carbon tax under a government I lead,buts lets be clear,I am determined to price carbon.
on 27-06-2014 01:36 PM
on 27-06-2014 01:42 PM
on 27-06-2014 02:00 PM
on 27-06-2014 02:01 PM
on 27-06-2014 02:15 PM
There will be no carbon tax under a government I lead,buts lets be clear,I am determined to price carbon.
can't believe anyone thought Ms Gillard would say something like that in the same sentence.
that's something T Abbott would say 'cept he would make it crystal clear
so where did that 'quote' come from anyhow, anyone know? facebook?
on 27-06-2014 07:27 PM
It is a stupid tax, liked by stupid people.
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on 27-06-2014 08:55 PM
"As Ian McAuley, of the University of Canberra, has pointed out, we're slashing our planned spending on foreign aid because we can no longer afford such generosity, but by abolishing the mining tax we're being very generous to big foreign mining companies. This makes sense?"
AM3, the BHP share price is the same now as it was 5 years ago, around $36.00, and BHP 5 year div yield is 2.83% "very generous"?
Which foreign mining companies?
Very generous to companies that:
"The mining industry's contribution to the Australian economy is now $121 billion a year. In terms of export income, it generates $138 billion per annum, which represents over half (54 per cent) of total goods and services. Across the nation mining employs 187,400 people directly, and a further 599,680 in support industries. In wages and salaries that amounts to $18 billion; an additional $21 billion is contributed through company tax and royalty payments. Not least, the industry spends $35.2 billion on new capital investment, $5.7 billion on exploration, and $4.2 billion on research and development.
What were these bad naughty "foreign" companies doing when the GFC was upon us?
Why does BHP mine a lot of copper in Chile?
How many people here actually research, and directly invest in, listed mining companies? (any company?)
Those nasty "foreign" mining companies, should be compared with the "foreign" owned car manufacturing plants with years of taxpayers subsidies and tariff protection. Oh gosh, car manufacturing has ceased and mining companies are adding somewhat to the Australian economy, if not investment return!
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on 27-06-2014 09:54 PM
on 28-06-2014 11:14 AM
Some on here are confused.
This government was not elected to keep Labor's failed policies. Well done Mr Abbott and well sdone to all the hard working ministers.