I first wrote the title of this blog as "Australia kills carbon tax" but that isn't entirely true. I don't know a single Australian who doesn't feel embarrassed by Abbott. I mean presumably somebody voted for him, but I've never met one. It's a bit like the Bush years in America.
Anyway, see this article for an alternative overview on the fact that environmental taxes might not automatically be bad for the economy.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/what-do-these-pms-know-that-economists-dont/article19664297/
Since its election the Abbott administration has made a number of hugely controversial environmental decisions, including approving dumping dredging from mines in the Great Barrier Reef, culling sharks, installing a moratorium on new protected areas, and attempting to cut a huge swathe of forest from a UNESCO World Heritage site that was rebuked by the world body.
http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0717-hance-australia-carbon-tax.html
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