Tony Abbott, who challenged Australian Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull for the latter’s support of cap-and-trade (called the “great green tax” by Andrew Bolt), defeated Turnbull by one vote in caucus to become the new Opposition Leader of Australia (see Bolt’s link).
This means that unless the governing Labor Party can force seven Liberals in the Senate to “cross the floor,” the Aussie cap-and-trade won’t pass – and it may just force an election Down Under.
Bolt is one of the very few journalists who has noticed Climategate’s role in all of this – which is why I suspect the Aussie elite could be in for a shock if this ever goes to the voters.
Stay tuned.
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