Is it possible to have a worse federal government than Whitlam’s? At least the great windbag waited 40 days before subjecting the nation to a tidal wave of incompetence.
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd last night did an about-face on deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, days after Australia’s delegation backed the plan at the climate talks in Bali. A government representative at the talks this week said Australia backed a 25-40 per cent cut on 1990 emission levels by 2020. But after warnings it would lead to huge rises in electricity prices, Mr Rudd said the Government would not support the target.
You’d expect the Saturday media commentators to be all over this. I’m afraid that’s all you’ll get, expectations.
