Australia’s carbon tax is set to become law after the lower house of parliament passed the government’s historic but controversial set of bills to establish the world’s most broadly based carbon pricing scheme.
Against last-minute efforts by the opposition to delay the passage of the bills and 11th hour pleas for amendments by some business groups, the government passed its 18 pieces of legislation by a vote of 74 to 72 just before 10am — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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