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by mantra » Fri May 10, 2013 7:34 am
The Coalition are deluded enough to believe they are already in office and the discontent is bubbling to the surface. Can they get their act together ASAP to put on a united front? Highly unlikely and it's only going to get worse. Liberal MP's just don't like his policies particularly his $3.2 billion Direct Action plan to combat climate change.
This comes on top of anger directed towards Abbott's proposed paid parental leave policy which proves to us that Abbott believes that some babies are more valuable than others.
A return to Workchoices under another guise is also on the agenda.
Tony Abbott is facing growing discontent among his colleagues about his $3.2 billion Direct Action plan to combat climate change.
Liberal MPs Mal Washer and Dennis Jensen say the Coalition should review or consider abandoning parts of the policy in the light of "dire economic circumstances".
Discontent about the Coalition's environment policy comes in the same week as MPs broke ranks to publicly criticise Mr Abbott's paid parental leave scheme as economically irresponsible.
Meanwhile, the release of the Coalition's industrial relations policy on Thursday too - as expected - drew fire from the business community for not going far enough.
But the angst about Mr Abbott's alternative to the carbon tax is a new front for the Opposition Leader to combat as he heads towards an election in September that he is strongly favoured to win, according to polls.
"If we are not going to get a big environmental bang for our buck then we ought not to do it," said the West Australian MP Dr Washer.
"The policy needs to be reviewed and only the valuable parts need to be retained … in light of dire economic circumstances," he said.
It is understood others in the Coalition are concerned about the Direct Action plan but will not say so publicly. Mr Abbott has vowed to scrap the carbon tax and reduce pollution and improve the environment through a fund that gives financial incentives to companies that cut carbon emissions. It will cost $3.2 billion over four years.
Read more:
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political ... z2SpjcldzK
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by IQS.RLOW » Fri May 10, 2013 8:37 am
Peter Garrett wrote:once we get in we'll just change it all

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by mantra » Fri May 10, 2013 9:10 am
This is the only information available on Abbott's Direct Action Plan. The details on how he's going to do this have been removed.
This is the Coalition's Direct Action Plan. It promises to "reduce CO2 emissions by 5 per cent by 2020 based on 1990 levels."
Gee - reducing CO2 emissions by 5 percent by 2020 is absolutely amazing. What a claim and how is he going to achieve this when he plans to repeal the carbon tax?
Where is he going to get the $3.2 billion to achieve this unexplained goal?
Any right whingers out there who can answer this?
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by IQS.RLOW » Fri May 10, 2013 9:37 am
mantra wrote:This is the only information available on Abbott's Direct Action Plan. The details on how he's going to do this have been removed.
This is the Coalition's Direct Action Plan. It promises to "reduce CO2 emissions by 5 per cent by 2020 based on 1990 levels."
Gee - reducing CO2 emissions by 5 percent by 2020 is absolutely amazing. What a claim and how is he going to achieve this when he plans to repeal the carbon tax?
Where is he going to get the $3.2 billion to achieve this unexplained goal?
Any right whingers out there who can answer this?
The cost is capped at $3.2Bn over 3 years.
Scrapping the carbon tax will save at least $4bn a year + govt bureaucracy
But don't you worry your pretty little head about it. The real men will be in govt come sept and they will take care of it.
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by Jovial_Monk » Fri May 10, 2013 10:43 am
The wheels are coming off Tone’s wagons very nicely. Lib hubris will speed that process.
So far the three policies released have all flunked badly:
PPL—valuing some babies more than others is a stupid idea.
#Fraudband—dissed comprehensively within hours. Turncoat’s angry refusal to give figures to the journos at the launch just shows how useless the policy is. $30Bn for ‘up to 25mbps’????
IR—least said soonest mended, Ugly overtones abound tho.
The knuckledragging simian has three debates to get through too.
The sleeper in all this, tho hints abound: austerity.
You can forget about PPL and #Fraudband—they cost money. The Libs, if elected, will cut and cut and cut and double the GST. Within a year we will be Greece with 27% unemployment and INCREASED debt and deficits.
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by Jovial_Monk » Fri May 10, 2013 4:38 pm
Good old Tone, the knuckle dragging simian—never can give a firm answer:
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has shied away from giving a coalition commitment to approve major new mining projects while visiting regional NSW, where there is community opposition against coal seam gas exploration.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/201 ... ng-balance
Shy–away Tone, the faux LOTO!
This lack of guts is on–going, not an isolated incident or two:
And Abbott on CSG just a few weeks ago, in an interview on local radio in Taree, NSW where CSG is a huge issue.
“Well, I think there are three principles that we’ve got to follow here. First of all, prime agricultural land has got to be protected. Second, the water table has got to be protected and third, farmers and other land holders have got to get a fair go. Now, I think that under the right conditions, coal seam gas extraction is doable. It’s been happening in significant parts of Queensland for about 20 years now and there doesn’t appear to have been any damage to the water table or any significant environmental damage. But we do have to be vigilant and what’s safely done in one part of the country may not necessarily be safely done in another part of the country. The actual regulation of these things is largely in the hands of the states and I want to congratulate Campbell Newman and Barry O’Farrell for the changes they’ve made to tighten up on all of this.’
Shorter Abbott – it’s OK and anyway who cares because it’s for the states to work out and the LNP premiers are doing a great job.
http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/News/tabid ... Taree.aspx
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by IQS.RLOW » Fri May 10, 2013 5:14 pm
Doesn't matter what you like or not, you'll fucking live with what you get and for the next 3 terms at least.
ALP is a dead party walking.
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by Jovial_Monk » Fri May 10, 2013 5:17 pm
sure sure IQ, whatever you say.
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by IQS.RLOW » Fri May 10, 2013 5:19 pm
What's your primary polling?

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