Looks like Dullard has agreed to take it up the arse from Bob despite her "there will be no carbon tax" lie
Yes - she had no choice.
Bob Brown can be considered an honest politician though - we knew that he has always spruiked a carbon tax and we knew the imposition of this tax was inevitable.
Gillard is going to have to do some fast talking.
The opposition is having an orgasm over this. The rabid right are spruiking this "deception" loudly and rapidly and it might just score them a few desperately needed points. They're omitting the fact that Gillard has others to answer to - and this wasn't predicted in her "campaign".
The main worry is - where is the revenue going? Will it be invested into renewable technology for everyone? I doubt whether it's going to reduce our coal and gas exploration which is currently destroying this country.
The benefits of the tax, and I agree with FD on this - is that the more power/oil costs - the less we use and that has to be a good thing, not only for our health, but the environment also. We won't die without an airconditioner on 24/7 and many of us would acknowledge that we use our cars unnecessarily at times? The tax will have a flow on affect though and we'll see another rise in the cost of living.
It means a few sacrifices and collectively it might make a difference, but first we need to know the details.