RPG Can,t you just hang on a bit. Let us see what the plan looks like before we criticize, something that has yet to be planned. It,s jumping the gun. You are talking about nothing. These forums would be better served by suggesting options rather than condemning something that we no nothing about. Like Abbott saying it will be rolled back if he has his way. [ what will be rolled back ]
It is our future that is at stake, so all helpful suggestions will be read.

a597 .. so I should wait to see what the government intends to do, and not voice an opinion based on their past performance or my frustration at their lack of planning ..

but it's OK for you and other alarmists to make all manner of predictions and declarations

"There may be benefits that have not been realized as yet". Like what? Why don't we wait for the benefits and then state they are good?

"Get coal fired boilers on gas, this will be a major breakthrough in pollution." Why? So there is no CO2 from burning gas?

yep, that's why the skeptics out there are worried .. we see this sort of add thinking all the time and the overwhelming desire by alarmists to shut down debate or discussion.

So "something that has yet to be planned. It,s jumping the gun" is what the government is doing declaring they are going to tax carbon emission to save the world ..

who is jumping the gun here?

I'm advocating no carbon tax, ever .. and yes we should reduce pollution, but this idiotic idea of our government's is just a sop to the greens and to build an even bigger government, one that controls everything and reduces progress

Your imagination is running away with your brain. Who is going to be taxed ?. Don,t repeat what two word Toni says, he is not in the same world. Jumping at conclusions before there is any, is stupid.
The people responsible for fraud against the govt; are being dealt with. It,s a fact of life that there are fraudsters in the community.
Gas has only a fraction of carbon, compared to coal. A car running on gas does not even change the colour of the engine oil, and no deposits inside the engine.
So doing nothing is not an option. Not a very well thought out title.

a597 .. "Who is going to be taxed ?"

you didn't read the article did you?

"Don,t repeat what two word Toni says, he is not in the same world". Oh, what world is he in .. or should I ask, what world are you in?

"Jumping at conclusions before there is any, is stupid" so your statement "There may be benefits that have not been realized as yet." is stupid?

It's an opinion site 597, so I don't have to come up with suggestions that satisfy your requirements .. you may be in a flat panic, not everyone is.

You don,t have a case to give an opinion on. This debate should not happen until september. When all the facts are on the table. Your opinions were made overnight. There,s plenty of legislation around that,s what should be debated, not skepticism at what you think may happen. [ maybe ,but, if, because, ] it is all rubbish, not even the legislaters know, so what hope have you got.

This is a perfect example of the totally immoral incompetence of Julia & her mob.

How can anyone say they have to do something, & announce they will be doing it to save the world, [sic], when they have not even decided what to do, how much to do, or what to do it to. God help us this woman, & the fellow travellers are complete idiots, if they think they can lie so brazenly, & get away with it.

We really are smart enough to know that the announcement has nothing to do with anything, but buying that ratbag Brown, & the support of his mob.

I suppose it would be possible for someone to be more disgusting than this lady, but I really can't see how.