Yes she said no carbon tax but she did say a carbon price.
She meant what she said at the time so I would say she was not telling untruths.
She didn't win a majority so she had to deal , you can't deliver all you promised without a majority.
She did promise a price on Carbon.
She could do a deal with the coalition on a CPRS but they refuse to deal
The Greens and the independants are willing to deal but the greens want a short term carbon tax with a move to CPRS.
So she chose to deal to get what she actually promised.
She is not a liar like the school bully Abbott makes out he could cut a deal and there would be no carbon tax.
The day before the election in the Australian
"JULIA Gillard says she is prepared to legislate a carbon price in the next term.
It will be part of a bold series of reforms that include school funding, education and health.
In an election-eve interview with The Australian, the Prime Minister revealed she would view victory tomorrow as a mandate for a carbon price, provided the community was ready for this step.
"I don't rule out the possibility of legislating a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, a market-based mechanism," she said of the next parliament. "I rule out a carbon tax."
This is the strongest message Ms Gillard has sent about action on carbon pricing.
While any carbon price would not be triggered until after the 2013 election, Ms Gillard would have two potential legislative partners next term - the Coalition or the Greens. She would legislate the carbon price next term if sufficient consensus existed."
