Fed: Abbott says he's happy to fight poll on climate change

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2010
Fed: Abbott says he's happy to fight poll on climate change

BRISBANE, April 27 AAP - Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he's more than willing
to fight the federal poll on climate change.

Visiting the marginal Liberal Brisbane-based seat of Dickson on Tuesday, Mr Abbott
said voters had recognised Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's answer to climate change was a
"great big new tax on everything".

"He has run away from what he's said was the greatest moral challenge of our time,"

Mr Abbott said.

He said Mr Rudd needed to outline details of his climate change policy.

The federal government planned to start its carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS,
also known as an emissions trading scheme) by July 2011, but reportedly has pushed it
back to 2013 at the earliest, due to budget priorities.

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