Climate change drops off the radar in 2010 election
| Source: | 7.30 Report |
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| Published: | Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:23 AEST |
| Expires: | Wednesday, October 27, 2010 8:23 AEST |
Both the coalition and the Labor Government have effectively abandoned any emissions trading scheme during the next term of government. Now industry are warning that investment into crucial power infrastructure is in a state of limbo and environmentalists claim that the country is going backwards at the very time when urgent action is needed.
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| Party | % Vote | Swing | Won | Predict | ||
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| Labor | 38.0 | -5.4 | 72 | |||
| Coalition | 43.7 | +1.5 | 73 | |||
| Greens | 11.7 | +4.0 | 1 | |||
| Others | 6.6 | -0.1 | 4 | |||
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