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OK, I’ll admit it. There’s nothing I’d rather see than Tony Abbott lead the Coalition to an election defeat in September. I want to see the smirk wiped well and truly of his arrogant face. I want to witness the likes of Jones , Ackerman and Bolt unhinging, even more than they are currently unhinged. I want to lap up the greatest dummy spit ever thrust upon us by both the Coalition and their media lap dogs. Yes, it will be sweet. Up until now they have had a reason to smirk and gloat. Even only a week ago the only way Abbott could lose the election was if he got run over by a bus. Well I think that bus has come along. I had giving this post much thought but over at The Political Sword Ad astra summed it up for me and thankfully, robbed me of much more thinking: We might see parliament recalled to debate legislation to bring forward the date of transition from a price on carbon to an ETS.  If the Greens could be persuaded to go along with this, Slogan-Abbott would lose what he regards as his most important weapon, the carbon tax, as it would already be on the way out.  There is the possibility of the election date being moved into October so as to allow Australia to have highest level representation at the upcoming G20, important because Australia hosts the one after that. The shift in the polls, the uncertainty about the election date, and the possibility of recalling parliament has to be a worry to Slogan-Abbott and his minders.  Kevin Rudd is already playing with his mind! Every weapon Abbott has had at his disposal evaporated a few days ago. The man is now vulnerable, especially now that public support is diminishing at a great rate. If the polls are correct and continue to turn against him and with Rudd the right person to screw with his head, I reckon Abbott might be gone before the election. I couldn’t see a party sticking with a leader who looks like leading that party to an election defeat. Labor made the tough call. Can the Coalition? A short post, yes, but one where there is so much to consider. What are your thoughts?

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I have a question.  Abbott says he will do away with the carbon tax.  Does that include an ETS?

The heat is on the sane to keep the insane at bay and every year it gets harder as more sane join the insane.

Aussie wrote on Jul 1^st, 2013 at 4:11pm:

I have a question.  Abbott says he will do away with the carbon tax.  Does that include an ETS?

Yep .... his alternative is Direct Action, we pay the big polluters our tax dollars and hope they put the money towards reducing emissions.

John Smith wrote on Jul 1^st, 2013 at 4:52pm:

Aussie wrote on Jul 1st, 2013 at 4:11pm: I have a question.  Abbott says he will do away with the carbon tax.  Does that include an ETS? Yep .... his alternative is Direct Action, we pay the big polluters our tax dollars and hope they put the money towards reducing emissions.

Okay.....I like the strategy set out in the OP.  Rudd can do some tweaking and then wedge Abbott in a special sitting which would only be called if Rudd knew exactly how the sticks will fall.  Take the carbon tax 'weapon' away from Abbott.  Then what has he got?

John Smith wrote on Jul 1^st, 2013 at 4:52pm:

Aussie wrote on Jul 1st, 2013 at 4:11pm: I have a question.  Abbott says he will do away with the carbon tax.  Does that include an ETS? Yep .... his alternative is Direct Action, we pay the big polluters our tax dollars and hope they put the money towards reducing emissions.

A direct action policy is economically retarded.

Aussie wrote on Jul 1^st, 2013 at 4:11pm:

I have a question.  Abbott says he will do away with the carbon tax.  Does that include an ETS?

Abbott seems to be deliberately ambiguous about this.  Which means he knows he will never be able to abolish carbon pricing, so if in the unlikely event that he becomes PM - he will simply keep Gillard's policy but remove the fixed-price period and claim to have abolished "The Great Big Tax"

Which is bizarre - since Abbott also referred to Rudd's original ETS as a "Great Big Tax"...Not sure Tony has any clue about what he is doing.  Thank goodness his days as Liberal leader are now numbered.  Malcolm will bring some sense back.