Daily Archives: 10 October, 2011

Doorstop interviews, Adelaide – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax, Labor MPs’ betrayal

  JOURNALIST: Simon, this Wednesday we’ll see the final vote on the carbon tax in the Lower House [unclear]. Will it be passed?   SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Look, it looks like this legislation will be passed. That would be a tragedy for the Australian economy and it would be a curse for many years to come, unless it is wound…

Lunchtime Agenda, Sky News Australia – Olympic Dam mine expansion, 14-year-old boy arrested in Bali, Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

  ASHLEIGH GILLON: Joining me this afternoon on our panel of politicians, the Labor MP Graham Perrett – good afternoon to you – and joining us from Adelaide today the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Simon Birmingham – good afternoon to you as well.   We just heard some developing news a short time…