Abbott sledges carbon tax economists | National | BigPond News

Meanwhile, Ms Gillard was forced to retreat from her suggestion that only Mr Abbott was calling the initial fixed carbon price a tax.

The prime minister admitted on Friday it was indeed a 'carbon tax' but she insisted it would only be a temporary measure before the ETS kicked in.

PM - Anti-carbon tax: focus on real Australians 01/07/2011

STEPHEN LONG: So what could an anti-carbon tax ad campaign look like? Advertising experts say the spin should target concerns about jobs and the cost of living and the campaign should avoid using celebrities.

Terrified of Monckton! GetUP don’t want anyone to hear him speak « JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax

They are desperate! They know they have no answer to what Monckton has to say, and that Monckton convinces people everywhere he goes, so their only option is smears, slurs and banning him. We don’t ask to silence them. We know if people hear both sides of the story they’ll make up their own minds, and we look forward to that happening.

Their plan will backfire, and could prove a media bonanza for us