The reaction has been about what one would expect in the US these days, which is of course, not a good thing. Standing idle and doing nothing while the weather patterns change is obviously much easier to do. The cleanup and devastation from climate change isn't so great but at least they won't have to pay new taxes. The Guardian:
The levy was proposed by Gillard, who needed support from Greens in a hung parliament. But the plan has divided Australia like no other issue of recent years.
An opinion poll on Tuesday 28 June showed Gillard's disapproval rating at 62%. Another poll suggested barely one in four Australians would vote for her, making her government the most unpopular in 40 years.
Cities such as Wollongong have led the assault, as blue collar voters - who have done well on the back of the mining boom - desert the prime minister in droves.
