Peter Dutton and other prominent conservatives seemed to have declared a truce over climate policy after their disastrous election performance.
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Eleven years ago, in the House of Representatives, Liberal leader Tony Abbott pledged “in blood” to repeal an economy-wide carbon-trading scheme that had just been legislated by Labor prime minister Julia Gillard.
“This is a black day for Australian democracy,” Mr Abbott declared. “This carbon tax is a sign of the prime minister’s willingness to betray people for power.”
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/the-coalition-climate-warriors-have-gone-quiet-20230110-p5cbmi
