Off topic Michael but very important. The carbon price for carbon trading has collapsed overnight in Europe. The EU tried to withdraw the amount of carbon credits available to increase their plummeting price. It failed. The price of trading carbon credits fell by 40%! This means that the European price is AU$3.08 per tonne!!! Now what has this government started our carbon price at ......$23.00 per tonne!!!! AND RISING THIS JULY, AND NEXT YEAR AND THE NEXT ALL THE WAY TO $100.00 A TONNE. So our business when selling their goods overseas has to factor in this price on top of their pricing. Where are you Mr Howse??? At present there are 1,000 PEOPLE A DAY LOOSING THEIR JOS IN NSW. How many businesses has had to close because of this tax???? We have coal to burn cheaply, but this government would prefer that it's citizens either go without food or heating. They can't have it both ways.

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