Australia introduces controversial carbon tax

[DVDGuy]

1. An Aussie's opinion

But the opposition calls it a "toxic tax", which will cost jobs.

The opposition, and their mining industry buddies.

High energy prices due to over-reliance on non renewable and carbon producing energy sources costs jobs, as does the high Australian dollar directly related to the world's insatiable taste for our resources.

Unfortunately, a lot of my compatriots have brought into the spin and misinformation campaign, despite the government using the collected tax to offer plenty of assistance and tax cuts, to the point where most people will actually be better off (for example, tax-free threshold has been tripled to $18,200, meaning that 1 in 10 tax payers no longer need to file a tax return).