Australia has abolished its carbon tax in a move that delivers a hard-fought political victory for Prime Minister Tony Abbott, but threatens to isolate the country amid increasing international efforts to tackle climate change.
The senate voted by 39 to 32 on Thursday to repeal carbon pricing following months of bitter wrangling between opposition parties and the government over the measure, which was introduced two years ago.
“What’s gone today is not a policy to reduce emissions. What’s gone today is the world’s biggest carbon tax,” said Mr Abbott, who campaigned in last year’s election to “axe the tax”.
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