Mister Rabbit will be PM. A significant proportion of the...

Mister Rabbit will be PM. A significant proportion of the conservative votes will be due to "there will be no carbon tax under a government I lead". Tony and his conservative colleagues know they will be similarly punished at the following election if they do not dump the carbon tax.

He might have big ears and say no a bit, but he understands the political reality.

Really simple. It won't be a single issue campaign, but voters do not like to be conned by the ALP while having their tax dollars and union dues bled away.