Tony Abbott's new direct action sceptics

Interesting view of Direct Action.

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[Anton]

1.

Hopefully the audit commission of government finance will knock direct action on the head and send it to the display of stupid ideas with the carbon tax.

Having Clive Palmer in the parliament is not all bad

[Allan]

2.

The UN will ensure that we finish up with a price on carbon and a constant flow of cash into their latest con, the Green Fund. In this they will be aided and abetted by Labor/Greens/ABC/Fairfax/GetUp/Flannery/Associated Pajeros.

Anton, you have more faith in Palmer than I do.

[Terry]

3.

In truth I don't think Tony Abbott believes in direct action, and even less in AGW. This is a political fix to insulate the Coalition from being labelled 'deniers' (they should regard the label as a badge of honour), and to head off AGW nutters like turnbull in his own ranks. Direct action is merely a necessary political evil, and an unnecessary waste of money.

[Peter Simmons]

4.

Abbott, with the new Senate, will abolish the Carbon Tax.

He will them submit the Direct Action legislation which will be rejected.

Abbott will say the Senate knocked it back and then forget all about it - saving Billions. (No DD on this one).

The ALP, if they ever want to be re-elected, will do the same and all this "Climate Change" crap will, thankfully, disappear.

[Allan]

5.

I agree with your comments and I think there is a lot of truth there.

The dissipation of the Carbon Pollution/AGW/Man-Made Climate Change twaddle would be a blessing but, I don't think that is going to happen unless the Coalition puts a stop to any payment of a carbon price in any disguise.

[dB]

6.

He will them submit the Direct Action legislation which will be rejected.

That would present an interesting dilemma for the ALP and the Greens. If it comes down to a choice between Direct Action (which they hate), and nothing, I wonder which way they'd jump.

The Greens have a history of "it's my way or the highway" so they'd probably vote against it, but the ALP might just give him what he wants. Sounds like they're going to support the repeal of the carbon tax. Abbott's "Bill Shock Shorten" seems to have hit a nerve.

[Jim Simpson]

7.

Not wrong - re Direct Action Plan..

Otherwise known as "The Claytons Direct Acion Plan" ie the action plan your having when your not having an action plan!