Gillard in ‘Uphill Battle’ Over Australia Carbon Tax Fallout
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard will visit every Australian state and regional capital in the next two weeks, and will run ads on popular television shows as part of a campaign to reverse public opposition to her carbon plan.
The government plans to cut taxes for workers as Gillard tries to woo a public deterred by rising costs associated with a climate-change plan opposed by 60 percent of Australians. Presenting the plan in Canberra yesterday, she said it would include pension increases and higher payments for families in the developed world’s biggest per capita polluter.