18-April-2011
Portfolio Media Releases
ALEXANDRA KIRK:
And since the last poll, support for putting a price on carbon remains relatively unchanged but opposition has grown three points to 59 per cent.
Andrew Robb, the Opposition's finance spokesman, puts that down to Tony Abbott.
ANDREW ROBB:
We've now got, I think, a widespread community revolt against the carbon tax. You've seen today groups from across industry, all of these have now combined to provide a consensus, community consensus against this tax. You add in households and there is really now a community revolt against this carbon tax.
ALEXANDRA KIRK:
But the downside for the Opposition, isn't it that Tony Abbott is not as popular as Malcolm Turnbull?
ANDREW ROBB:
Look, this is not a sort of popularity contest. It is a question of leadership and competence and on that question, the Coalition is now demonstrably ahead of the Labor Party and who's been responsible for that? Tony Abbott.