Anthony Albanese, Labor MP, stood in the House of Reps and labelled the concerns of ordinary working class Australia, represented by the Convoy, as a “Convoy of No Consequence”. Then he and his colleagues laughed ……
So, Labor is also calling the 87,758 or 80% of Australia’s hard working population in this Nine MSN poll as being of ‘No Consequence’:
So lets recap…to this Labor/Green Government:
- The great majority of population who reject the Carbon Tax are of no consequence.
- Cattle farmers are of no consequence.
- Coal miners’ jobs are of no consequence
- Steel worker’s jobs are of no consequence
- Our Mining companies are of no consequence
- Our “biggest polluting” top 500 companies are of no consequence
- Our business leaders in Business Council of Australia (BCA) are of no consequence
- Our manufacturing industries in Australian Industry Group (AI) are of no consequence
- Our peak business body, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is of no consequence
…. and finally,
- The Australian Trade and Industry Alliance of above and other industry bodies to oppose this mad tax are of no consequence.
The Labor/Greens Government of No Conscience is treating you, and the majority of hard working people, as Australians of No Consequence.
——————————————————————-
For reference, Australian business and industry bodies against current form of Carbon Tax:
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) http://www.acci.asn.au/ Peter Anderson
This is the nation’s peak council of business organisations & the authentic voice of Australian enterprise & industry. It comprises of all State and Territory Chambers of Commerce and 28 National Industry Associations, has passed a resolution on the country’s proposed carbon tax. It remains opposed to a unilateral carbon tax in the absence of similar policy action by major emitting nations and Australia’s export competitors.
On Carbon Tax: Peter Anderson Chief Executive Of The Australian Chamber Of Commerce And Industry(ACCI): The key message is the carbon tax means pain but no environmental gain. Our small and medium businesses for example – they’re not big polluters. But the carbon tax simply means the cost of doing business is increased.
That’s an unfair impost, particularly if there’s no net benefit to the global environment. And that’s where the Government has moved too quickly on this issue. It doesn’t have the design of a carbon tax right.
Australian Industry Group (AI), Anti-CT http://www.aigroup.com.au/, Heather Ridout
Peak industry association in Australia which along with its affiliates represents the interests of more than 60,000 businesses in an expanding range of sectors including: manufacturing; engineering; construction; automotive; food; transport; information technology; telecommunications; call centres; labour hire; printing; defence; mining equipment and supplies; airlines; and other industries. The businesses which we represent employ more than 1 million employees.
On Carbon Tax: Heather Ridout: The policy is being developed not only in a difficult economic environment but also in a highly contentious political one with the package being negotiated principally with key rural independents and the Greens. The Ernst and Young report reinforced two stand-out issues with the Government’s approach: the risk of falling short in supporting trade exposed businesses and the need to remove existing, wasteful greenhouse gas measures.
Business Council of Australia (BCA), http://www.bca.com.au/, Jennifer Westacott
A unique national institution, the BCA provides a forum for Australian business leaders to contribute directly to public policy debates. We have helped to initiate and shape the key economic and business reform debates that have underpinned Australia’s economic resurgence.
Our membership is made up of the CEOs of 100 of Australia’s top companies.
Members represent a range of sectors including mining, retail, manufacturing, infrastructure, information technology, financial services and banking, energy, professional services, transport and telecommunications.
On Carbon Tax: Jennifer Westacott: We ask that parliament consider applying a low carbon price to the electricity sector only during the initial fixed-price period. We also ask that the level of compensation arrangements for other industry sectors be determined on the basis of advice from the PC.
Australian Trade and Industry Alliance, http://www.getcarbonpolicyright.com.au/
The Australian Trade and Industry Alliance is a group of industry associations with a common goal of communicating important information to all Australians about the impact and the consequences of the proposed carbon tax.
The ATI Alliance includes the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australian Coal Association (ACA), Australian Retailers Association (ARA), Housing Industry Association (HIA), Manufacturing Australia (MA) and the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA).
On Carbon Tax: A PEAK industry group has warned the government’s $9.2 billion carbon tax assistance package for manufacturers is insufficient and criticised the $23 a tonne starting price on carbon as too high.
MichaelC58
