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Abbott Government Fails First Attempt to Repeal Carbon Tax

2014-03-20 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

International Business Times: Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Coalition government have failed in its first attempt to repeal Australia's carbon tax. The Australian Labour Party and the Greens used their numbers to their advantage in the Senate to block the carbon tax repeal with 33 votes against 29. According to reports, the move may possibly pave the way for a double dissolution election which may be decided by the government. The news of the block came following the Abbott government's immediate move to push a bill in...

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