The world must think we are complete morons.

[i-need-a-martini]

Carbon Tax repeal story picked up by the usual suspects as well as the influential gloal media.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/worlds-media-respond-to-carbon-tax-repeal-2014...

[garry9922]

And the self obsessed fools who chose the possibility of short term financial benefit against the overwhelming prescence of actual science are sitting back smugly 

[nero_bolt]

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@garry9922 wrote:

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Let me remind you

Election 2013  LNP Seats won 90 seats Labor 55 seats   

Seat change LNP Increase 18 Labor Decrease 17 

[alexander*beetle]

You can win all the seats you like and yes, we know, LNP got in.They did get in whatever numbers people like to throw around. That was 10 months ago. It's like going on and on and on and on about how many apples you have but they might also taste off.

It's what you do whilst in power that matters. And it matters that a large proportion of the population are feeling that they weren't told the full story before the election. And that the cuts that were promised wouldn't be made are in fact being made under the guise of something else.  

[garry9922]

So this is all you have got? The sheeple said so? This is not so much unlike telling me that statistics prove that Nicky and Kanye are musical visionaries.

[***super_nova***]

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@am*3 wrote:

The world must think we are complete morons.

Yes, they must. Especially the major countries we have agreements with, trade and otherwise.

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But they are used to us being total morons; the world could not believe that so many Australians did not appreciate how well our government handled the GFC. 

And yes it will affect our trade, as other countries are working on their schemes, we as  the biggest polluter per capita,  have pulled back.  It is a disgrace.  And one thing I would want to know is how much it cost to implement this change.

[*mrgrizz*]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

You don't thik they are worried about our problems?

The Wall Street Journal has Australia on the front page this morning. They are predicting a global fallout from this decision.

This pretty much says it all (from the WSJ):

"There is no question there is fragile trust and ambition around the world," said John Connor, chief executive of Australia's Climate Institute think tank. "At international climate talks last year in Warsaw Japan, Canada and Australia were standouts in going backward, and so steps like this do matter."

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your not referring to the wall street journal owned by rupert murdoch are you?

too funny............but if it suits

[boris1gary]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

Carbon Tax repeal story picked up by the usual suspects as well as the influential gloal media.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/worlds-media-respond-to-carbon-tax-repeal-2014...

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The world has it's own problems...like they're worried about ours.

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it is the worlds problem unless you believe that we are on a planet all alone? although it does seem so sometimes - the last 10 months come to mind.

[boris1gary]

not all of us are morons...such a great line thought it should be repeated.....

Shorten said the Labor party would not support Direct Action, which was a “boondoggle” constructed for “internet trolls … and right-wing shock jocks”.

[boris1gary]

the much feted "aussie aussie aussie tax payer" will be funding this laugh.....

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/18/direct-action-climate-policy-way-off-target-industry-gr...

  Direct Action climate policy way off target, industry groups tell Tony Abbott

Prime minister is warned by host of experts that Coalition's policy is not enough to meet 5% emissions reduction target

And professor Ross Garnaut, the climate expert who advised Labor governments, said Direct Action was “not up to the job”.

“Any real action will now have to wait for a change in political circumstances. In the meantime, Australia has a become a problem for international efforts on climate change,” he said.

According to the available modelling, even if Australia spent $88bn from 2014 to 2050 on Direct Action-type policies, emissions would still rise by about 45%.

Abbott dismissed the need for modelling of Direct Action during the election campaign, saying the Coalition intended to “have a crack” at implementing the policy, rather than commission alternative modelling, and that even if it didn’t meet the 5% target, no more money would be allocated.

[ashjoma]

No - the rest of the world does not think we are "morons"......the rest of the world are too busy worrying about their own problems.

The Carbon Dioxide Tax is a scam anyway. Good to be rid of it.