Tony Abbott in Australia: "Just think of how much hotter it would have been the other day but for the carbon tax"

Abbott rallies the troops in Sydney | theage.com.au

Mr Abbott again took aim at the carbon tax.

"Just think of how much hotter it would have been the other day but for the carbon tax," he said to laughter from the party faithful.

And to answer Peter Gleick's next question: yes, that was sarcasm.