If any of you were in any doubt as to the Lab's intentions, apparently the Libs weren't: -
Labor’s great big new tax on everything is coming back...it’s coming back...20/08/10
"I don't rule out the possibility of legislating a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, a market-based mechanism," – Julia Gillard, The Australian, 20th August 2010
Finally, on the last day of the campaign, Julia Gillard has confirmed what everybody knew: a re-elected Labor Government will legislate for a price on carbon.This great big new tax on everything will mean a higher cost of living for everyone, and will significantly raise electricity prices.
The fact that the Greens are likely to have the balance of power in the Senate due to the secret Labor-Green preference deal means that a Labor wins guarantees a carbon tax.
Ms Gillard and Mr Swan have been playing sneaky words games this election campaign, asserting that there won’t be a “carbon tax” – when the fact is, the so-called Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme is a carbon tax by another name.
Ms Gillard has also gone to the ludicrous lengths of promising to set up a “Citizens’ Assembly” to try and hide the fact that she wants to bring the CPRS back.
The truth is out – in Ms Gillard’s own words, a vote for Labor is a vote for the so-called Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
The only way to stop Labor’s great big new tax on everything is to vote for the Coalition tomorrow.
So, Bates, according to the Libs' own media releases: voters knew that they were voting for a carbon tax!?
But, were the Libs telling porkies then, or are they telling porkies now...
Gillard walks away from her Carbon Tax promise
16/09/10
Julia Gillard today walked away from her election-eve promise to oppose a costly carbon tax on Australian house-holders
On the Friday before the election Ms Gillard stated categorically: “I rule out a carbon tax.” (The Australian, 20 August 2010
)But today, when asked by media, would she rule out a carbon tax, she blinked:
Gillard: Look, we, we’ve said we would work through options in good faith at the committee that I have formed involving of course the Greens … We want to work through options, have the discussions at that committee in good faith.
Journalist: So you are not ruling it out then?
Gillard: Well look ah, you know I just think the rule-in, rule-out games are a little bit silly.
Before the election, she unambiguously ruled out a carbon tax. Now, after the election, ruling in or ruling out a carbon tax is now “a little bit silly” according to the PM.
It now looks like Julia Gillard is opening the door to a plan by Labor’s partners, the Greens, for a carbon tax.
Now, after the election, it appears that Labor has a secret plan to back-flip and support the tax.
Before the election, Wayne Swan said: “what we rejected is this hysterical allegation that somehow we are moving towards a carbon tax” (Meet the Press, 15 August 2010).
Mr Swan also said: “We have made our position very clear, we have ruled it out” (7.30 Report, 12 August 2010).
Julia Gillard again claimed: “There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead” (Channel 10, 16 August 2010).
The Prime Minister was today speaking at a sustainability media event. But it’s now clear she hasn’t been able to sustain her pre-election promises to rule out a carbon tax.
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