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PM says no carbon tax under her govt

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Julia Gillard says there will not be a tax on carbon while she leads.
PM Julia Gillard says there will not be a tax on carbon while she leads the federal government.
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said there will not be a tax on carbon while she leads the federal government.

Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan last week said if Labor won the August 21 poll, there would not be a carbon tax during its next three years in power.

Ms Gillard seemed to go a step further on Monday.

"There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead," she told Network Ten.

"What we will do is we will tackle the challenge of climate change."

Ms Gillard boasted Labor had invested "record amounts" in solar and renewable technologies.

"Now I want to build the transmission lines that will bring that clean, green energy into the national electricity grid," she said.

Ms Gillard also vowed to lead a national debate on how best to go about capping carbon pollution.

 

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