As I have previously blogged Tony Abbott will do anything to become Prime Minister. His policy development strategy can be simplified and taken from his own words “you can’t govern from opposition.” (See below clip)
His position on the climate change debate is, I think, the greatest indicator that he will do anything and say anything to get into the lodge.
First, Abbott claims climate change is crap. He then writes in Battlelines that the Liberal party should just pass the ETS for political reasons. Then, when he sees an opportunity to oust Malcolm Turnbull, he supports a vehement opposition to the ETS. The Government, under Kevin Rudd, blinked and the ETS was shelved. Now a Carbon Tax is enemy number one for Tony Abbott. Except he provided an interview (before becoming Opposition Leader) saying that if a price on carbon was necessary a carbon tax was the way to go.
So what is he saying now? Is he back to “climate change is crap”? This appears to be one logical explanation. The only other one I can come up with is that this is the best way for him to get to the lodge. After all that is what life’s all about, isn’t it?
