.There will be a showdown in Federal Parliament today about who should quit over the OzCar affair. There is likely to be some fire coming from both sides,as the Government tries to shake off allegations that those at the top tried to do favours for Queensland car-dealer friend John Grant [...]
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.Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce denies he has opened up a split within Coalition ranks over the Government’s carbon trading scheme. Senator Joyce says he remains staunchly against any carbon trading scheme despite Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull confirming that the Coalition will eventually support one. [...] . MALCOLM TURNBULL does not want to throw himself in front of the oncoming Kevin Rudd political juggernaut,so he has tossed some sand in the wheels to slow it down instead. Rudd has put legislation for his emissions trading scheme for cutting carbon output to the Parliament [...] .The Government is being warned not to use the impasse over climate change policy to force an early election. The Coalition,the Greens and the other crossbench senators are all opposed to the Government’s emissions trading scheme,despite the changes the Prime Minister announced yesterday. [...] Sourced From The Australian | MALCOLM Turnbull has linked emissions trading to thousands of feared job losses in Queensland,claiming three Townsville. [...] .Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has stepped up his attack on the Government’s emissions trading scheme (ETS),saying it will cost thousands of jobs and billions of dollars. [...] .Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has urged his colleagues to show discipline in the wake of a week filled with infighting and disunity. Mr Turnbull this morning told the joint partyroom meeting that all members have a vested interest in each others’success and stressed discipline was essential to winning government. Mr Turnbull told thet partyroom the Coalition must fashion a solution to climate change,but said the Government’s proposed emissions trading scheme was unpopular among the public and industry. At least four other members also spoke on the issue,with one saying party unity was critical. . [...] Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull is upping the ante in the row over carbon trading ,backing tougher emissions cuts than the Government while bidding to launch a Senate enquiry into the much-criticised emissions trading scheme (ETS). [...] …which did not involve emissions trading. When Brendan Nelson tried to steer the party away from embracing a scheme,it ended his leadership. Doing the same may now prove Turnbull’s salvation. « Carbon Trading plan faces collapse – .. [...] .Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull is upping the ante in the row over carbon trading,backing tougher emissions cuts than the Government while bidding to launch a Senate enquiry into the much-criticised emissions trading scheme (ETS). The Coalition is trying to embarrass the Federal Government over its decision to scrap an inquiry into the ETS and plans to launch a Senate inquiry with terms of reference identical to the one Labor scrapped last week. [...] | |||||