Tony Abbot elected leader of the Liberal Party

[Aussie]

Senate set to vote down climate deal
It would allow PM to call early poll
Two Liberal senators to support government
Time to go nuclear, says Abbott

THE Federal Government will make a third attempt to get approval for its emissions trading scheme when parliament resumes next year after the Coalition managed to block the its plan again this morning.

The senate eventually voted 41-33 to defeat the Government's climate change scheme despite two key Liberal moderates, Judith Troeth and Sue Boyce, crossing the Senate floor.

The crossbench, including the five Australian Greens, voted with other coalition senators.

Blocking the emissions trading scheme (ETS) - which would set a limit on carbon pollution, then allow companies to trade permits to pollute within that cap - has handed Kevin Rudd a trigger for an early election.


http://www.news.com.au/national/coaliti ... 5806001025

Christopher Pyne on Sky News last night said that we could go to an election as early as March 2nd ,and just when you thought Politics was getting comfortably predictable ?

Won't happen. The Beaked Redhead has nuked that.

[boxy]

DD election to happen after July 1.

[Rainbow Moonlight]

Are you saying it is happening or can happen then Boxy?

[Monkey Magic]

probably can happen. i've heard nothing of a dd except for threats, which malcom mistakenly, took seriously.

the ets legislation is going back for debating and voting when parliament resumes in feb 2010. lets hope the libs have a viable, explainable and accountable alternative by then.