3 ALP backbenchers who supported the Gillard challenge over Rudd decry the lack of process behind this week’s announcement.
The Alan Jones interview with the PM even trended on Twitter on Friday around lunchtime with robust exchanges amongst participants in the topic given the issue & the nature of the participants.
Australian Independents Movement for Political Integrity 
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/gillard-facing-double-trouble/story-e6frg75f-1226012270932
The political climate over the carbon tax.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/ill-rule-out-a-carbon-tax-but-lets-not-go-overboard-and-rule-out-splitting-hairs/story-e6frg6n6-1226012235563
From Carbon tax to GST to Libya & AFL a neat summary of the week that was!
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/windsor-says-hell-stop-carbon-plans-if-greens-go-too-far-20110227-1ba0w.html
The hung parliament is set for tough negotiations on the carbon tax according to Independent Tony Windsor
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/pm-julia-gillard-under-attack-over-carbon-copy/story-fn59niix-1226014993171
Now there are claims that the proposed carbon tax is a virtual copy of former PM Rudd’s ETS bar a few minor differences.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/tony-windsor-cant-commit-to-a-carbon-tax/story-e6frg6nf-1226018015561
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/09/3158764.htm Tony Windsor attacks the govt & Greens of getting process wrong on carbon tax.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/commentary/climate-just-right-for-talkback/story-e6frgd0x-1226023786937
ABC Radio’s James Valentine did a straw poll on the negative reaction to the carbon tax proposal & got a diverse range of views.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/climate/climate-change-to-mean-fewer-cyclones-and-smaller-waves-says-csiro-research/story-e6frg6xf-1226033322365
These forecasts are for 2051-2090 when most of us won’t be around to know if it proves accurate or not.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/commentary/wily-windsor-more-cunning-than-nats/story-e6frgd0x-1226033575367
Windsor’s solution is to introduce an ETS so the lie disappears. He is also more favourable towards a Turnbull led Coalition than an Abbott one.