Given the now almost certainty that the Coalition will be elected to government in a landslide, the question comes about as to how the soon-to-be opposition ALP and the Greens will treat the undeniable mandate to remove the carbon tax. The Coalition will most likely not gain a majority in the senate and so will be wanting the new senate (or even the current one) to pass the CT repeal.

History shows us that in 2007 Howard lost an election that was a mandate for the removal of workchoices. Consequently, the Coalition voted for the repeal even though labor did not have a majority.  With Abbott looking at a 60+ seat majority and the biggest swing in history and an election based in large measure on repealing the CT, the existence of a mandate to repeal is undeniable.

So do you think Labor senators will vote for the repeal? do you think they should vote for the repeal? PLease give justification for your replies.

Note that I do not mention the Greens in this. The greens do not honour mandates or frankly. anyone else's opinions or even rights. They will do what they always do and vote how THEY think it should go.

I personally think Labor will support the repeal. The massacre heading their way will change their feelings greatly and not everyone in the party is as dishonourable as Gillard. They may see it as a first step in their restoration in the eyes of voters as a truly democratic and honourable party after the last 3 years of deceit. and they may also realise that voting against the repeal will only give Abbott a DD where they could get hammered badly. Voters get rather annoyed at parties that refuse to do as they are told at elections.

So... thoughts?

and please this is not a climate change debate. leave that out. restrict it to 'repeal or not' not a value assessment on the CT itself.

It is already official Labor policy to repeal the tax. I think it is already written into law.

freediver wrote on Mar 31^st, 2013 at 5:09pm:


well there's that thing called democracy. you might want to look it up. it means the unassailable RIGHT to determine our own destiny as determined by the majority. it takes no concern over whether or not that destiny is ultimately right or wrong. Democracy is about the right to choose.

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I see. You are one of those "democracy above all else" type of people? The sort that would back Hitler because he got voted in?

Armchair_Politician wrote on Mar 31^st, 2013 at 5:05pm:


The legislation to abolish workchoices was voted for by the Coalition

You sure about that ????

progressiveslol wrote on Mar 31^st, 2013 at 5:29pm:


Yes but liberals are a party with integrity

You conservatives are so funny.

freediver wrote on Mar 31^st, 2013 at 5:26pm:


*invokes godwins law...

the fact you treat democracy with such patent disinterest says a lot about you as well. Im sure if you could get the greens in power and dissolve parliament you'd be a happy little vegimite.

until you were shot by the green shirts.

and yes. DEMOCRACY ABOVE ALL ELSE. way about dictatorship, totalitarianism and all the other alternatives.

I think longy is a little bit worried the scientists might be right on CO2 driven warming. He knows when the record temperatures inevitably return, the Coalition will never be forgiven for this act of economic vandalism.

Just keep in mind Abbott is in a privileged position. He has no excuse for being hood winked by the media.