26.08.2013 - Kevin Rudd admits Labor lacked carbon tax mandate
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has admitted Labor did not have a mandate from voters to introduce a carbon tax. During the 2010 election campaign, former prime minister Julia Gillard ruled out a carbon tax under her government. But she went on to introduce a fixed price on carbon pollution, with plans to move to an emissions trading scheme in 2015. Rudd said in the past Labor governments "had got a number of things wrong"...............................................Full Article: Source
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