Today is a great day not only in Australian history, but also in world history. It marks the day when people of character and sensibility pushed back against an overwrought and pointless green agenda, and pushed back in a big way. They’ve had enough, and they’ve scraped the Krudd off their shoes and are moving forward.
Tony Abbott has won the Australian election in a landslide, and vows to abolish the carbon tax as a first order of business. Abbott has declared Australia is “once more open for business” in claiming victory in Saturday’s election.
It is a huge blow to the Rudd-Gillard labor party and their green goals, which were built on a lie foisted on the Australian people. In 2010 when Gillard said “no carbon tax” in a videotaped speech that has been seen as the key moment Australians lost trust:
Then, shortly after she was elected prime minister, she acted as if those words were never spoken, and implemented a carbon tax anyway. There’s nothing worse than a liar who is oblivious to their own lies, and in my opinion, this was the catalyst that set the stage for the end of labor’s green dream as well as their dominance in government.
Abott says he will abolish the carbon tax. In an August 5th Herald Sun article:
If elected, the coalition on day one would suspend the CEFC (Clean Energy Finance Corporation) and prepare legislation to shut it down permanently. It’s vowed to introduce legislation within a fortnight designed to abolish the carbon tax, and all government climate agencies associated with Labor’s clean energy laws.
From the Herald Sun today:
“Today the people of Australia have declared that the right to govern this country does not belong to Mr Rudd or to me or to his party or to ours but it belongs to you, the people of Australia,” Abbott said.
“And you will punish anyone who takes you for granted.”
Andrew Bolt wrote on his blog: “Finally, a man worthy of the office of Prime Minister – and humble enough to hope it.”
Congratulations to my friends in Australia, the Krudd is kaput and the carbon tax is going away, and almost certainly Flim Flam Flannery too. What a great day!
Cook, Ove, and Sou, this Krudd’s for you!
Meanwhile, back in the USA, the Washington Post seems oblivious to this loud message from down under (h/t to Steve Milloy):
The first thing to do is to build the cost of pollution into the price of energy through a simple carbon tax or other market-based mechanism. Though the tax revenue could be rebated right back to people, higher sticker prices for fossil fuel-derived energy would still give them reason to change behaviors and demand more energy-efficient appliances.
It’s like deju vu all over again, because Australia’s carbon tax was setup just like that, and it was flatly rejected by the people of Australia today. Let’s hope we don’t have to deal with the same madness here in the States.
UPDATE: Australian Eric Worrall writes in a short story submitted to WUWT just moments after this was published says:
Tony Abbott, the man who once described climate change as crap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Abbott#Climate_change , has won a landslide victory in the Australian election, an election which has seen substantial swings against Labor and the Greens.
While we Australians have been disappointed by Abbott’s genuflection towards green dogma, with his promise to replace the hated carbon tax with a watered down form of carbon pricing, we live in hope that it is simply window dressing, to appease greens within his party. Abbott has given us grounds for such hope, with statements to the effect that his budget to mitigate climate change will be capped, regardless of whether the allocated funding achieves its stated goals, and a promise to tighten up the allocation of the national science budget. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/abbott-vows-to-cut-futile-research/story-fni0cx12-1226710934260
Abbott has also spoken out against Tim Flannery http://joannenova.com.au/2013/04/jobs-and-junkets-are-on-the-line-abbott-could-axe-flannery-and-the-climate-commission/ , the government doommonger general, who did more than anyone to deliver Australia’s white elephant desalination plants, with his strident support for predictions of permanent drought (end of snow, anybody?).
So its exciting times for climate skeptics down under – and potentially, a global warning for the ambitions of politicians and political parties which are getting too cosy with the greens.
With the end of the Green [snip] movement all of their BOGUS regulations and laws like the smoking bans should be QUICKLY REPEALED!
Will those of us like DP be remembered fighting these Nazis for years on end……………it doesn’t really matter except that we have hopefully fought and won freedom and liberty for another 80 years for our children and their children………….That’s what its all about anyway!
Greenism is the most amazing conspiracy. It actually fits the profile of those X-factor films where
people you meet are really lizards. You get the impression that there is a secret society all around you. Only time will tell if Abbot keeps his promise.
Go Oz! Finally a reversal of the foolish CO2 Tax – the Blunder from Down Under.
Tony Abbott made a gaffe in a recent speech – but obviously it did not cost him the election.
He said:
“No one — however smart, however well-educated, however experienced — is the suppository of all wisdom.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australian-election-tony-abbott-hits-bum-note-with-suppository-of-all-wisdom-gaffe-8757527.html
I disagree: I respectfully submit that the IPCC is the suppository of all wisdom.
Too funny! I suppose-a-Tory is allowed the odd malapropism…
Kevin Rudd is under pressure to leave parliament by those who supported Julia Gillard and chose not to stand for this election. But an update, it looks like Clive Palmer will win Fairfax so one of Palmers United Party will get into the house of representatives. Surprisingly 6 minor party senators might also get in. Because of a complex preference deals. That’s OK for me, as cum July 1st they will hold the balance of power, and it appears they are also against the carbon tax.
The coalition has now 88 seats confirmed and 57 for the ALP. Only one Green got in to Melbourne and he is popular there amongst his electorate. Barnaby Joyce got in to New England previously held by Tony Windsor Independent, with 54% of the primary vote and nearly 72% with prefs. So no deals now with minorities or independents. If I were younger I would find Tony Abbott the type of man I would be attracted to. Rhodes scholar, is a bush fire worker, ran the Sydney to Surf marathon assisting a blind runner, is a life saver, supports women’s refuges, is an Oxford boxing blue, cycles for charity, and has a great family. He did serve in a Catholic seminary once too. Problem is in Australia, there are lots of people who vote on personalities, and also Tony worked out with soldiers while in the NT.
Rudd with his multi millionaire wife, whose job seeking company is under investigation in UK, Google Ingeus, does not really fulfill the labor image. I can’t stand the egomaniac, and hope he leaves parliament for some cushy job overseas.
[Is the company name “Google Ingeus” or was that an instruction to the reader “Google ‘Ingeus” ? Mod]
Tony Abbot [did] not say ‘climate change is crap’ as is often quoted. What he said was “the idea that there is a consensus on climate change is crap”. Selective editing by his opponents.
Mod: Her (Theresa Rein/Rudd) international job seeker company is called Ingeus. If you Google, Theresa Rein you will find the information. Her UK job seeker company Ingeus is under investigation in UK for not performing per her multi million dollar contractual agreements and targets.. Also it is alleged that in UK she is listed as a British resident. Well she is not of course. It would appear that they are pushing job seekers into unpaid work with no guarantee they will get a job, or lose their benefits. Anyway, little has been said in Australia about this. But they did have their 2.25 million dollar home in Canberra up for sale too. Hardly hard up, when Australians are trying to pay off their mortgages.It is estimated she is worth over 200 million dollars?
Re Barry’s comments:
“It’s very unlikely that a double dissolution would be constitutional until early 2015.”
“But it could play well for people who think the main source of illegal immiggration is is boat people, when the far greater number of illegal immigrants arrive by plane and most stay (20 000 have been here more than a decade).”
On current expectations there will be a Bill (or Bills) to repeal all the Climate Change and Carbon Tax Acts on the first day that Parliament sits – late October or early November. No doubt it will be passed and sent to the Senate, which will reject it. It will be resubmitted in late February or early March, and if it is again rejected will be the subject for a double dissolution, for an election in April or May. The only restrictions are that there must be a gap of three months between first and second submissions, and that a double dissolution cannot be requested in the period 6 months before the term of the HoR is to expire. No need to wait till 2015.
However, if you look at page 6 of today’s “The Australian” (10 Sept) you will see a table showing the parties likely to form the Senate after 1 July. The estimate is that in addition to the 33 Coalition members, there will be 2 from the PUP, 1 DLP. 1 LDP, one Family First, who are all believed to be in favour of repealing the carbon tax, This totals 38, while the number to pass the repeal bills is 39. The others are Nick Xenophon, and one each from the Motoring Enthusiasts and Sports Party. It would be probable that at least one of the three would support repeal. So Tony would not need to go to a double dissolution. Same applies to the Mining Tax. On the other hand the Direct Action Plan looks likely to fail, with no support from the others, while the Paid Parental Leave is likely to pass with the support of the Greens.
Memo to all: if you don’t take “The Australian” look at it in your local library tomorrow.
Illegal immigrants do not arrive by plane. No airline will carry a passenger to Australia who does not have a valid visa enabling legal entry to Australia. If someone slips past the Airline boarding controls, and reaches Australia without a visa, that person is automatically shipped out again by the same airline. This means the possible loss of a fare if the return of the illegal arrival means that a fare paying passenger is not carried. Hence Airlines ensure “No Visa, No Travel”. Hence no illegal arrivals by air.
I think you may be confusing the issue of illegal immigrants with visitors overstaying their visa permissions. Undoubtedly there are many of these, but when caught they are shipped out – either willingly using their return ticket, or detained and then flown out at their expense if their return ticket has expired. I have known one lady who was just about to overstay and requested an extension. It was not granted, so she had to fly to Bali. Being a German citizen, she requested a new visa at the consulate there and promptly returned to Australia. She married here and is, I presume, now an Australian citizen.
Yes here in the UK we have the dreaded wind turbines foisted on us, pad for by a levy on our electricity bills, no we are going down the Fracking route !
Yep, the Conservatives won a plurality (minority government) and will have to form a coalition with Progress. Interesting times!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/09/us-norway-election-idUSBRE9880Y820130909
As Norway suffers months of near darkness in winter, I suspect they are not going into solar or wind turbines, and preferring oil or coal based electricity.
Captain on the bridge! Go you good thing!
bushbunny;
Norway is sloshing in hydropower, and feelthy rich from North Sea oil. It is playing around a bit with wind power, but has no real need or use for it. Population is around 5,000,000, and state coffers have about a trillion dollar surplus ($200.000/capita). Healthcare is free, cars are taxed at 100-200%. Gas is $10/gal.
Strange place.