Now a sceptic
In a shock about turn, Julia Gillard has taken a leaf out of Tony Abbott’s book and described the consensus on dangerous AGW as “absolute crap.” Speaking this morning she said she had experienced a “Damascene conversion” and was now a fully-fledged climate sceptic:
“I woke up this morning and realised that all the scares were just that. I spent a number of hours reading Australian Climate Madness and realised that the science wasn’t settled, and the debate wasn’t over.
The physics however is clear: a doubling of CO2 can only produce about a 1 degree rise in temperature. Anything beyond that is just the product of flaky computer models advocated by scientists desperate to secure more funding. Our policy for climate mitigation by way of a carbon tax and ETS was just plain wrong, and merely wealth distribution by the back door.
Nothing we do in Australia will make the slightest difference to climate locally or globally. Those policies will be abandoned as of today, to ensure the continuing standard of living of all Australians.
All of our nonsensical climate committees will be disbanded, and Tim Flannery will be permanently exiled to Christmas Island.”
And she also had words of warning for the Greens:
“The Greens aren’t a serious political party – they are an extremist environmental activist group that deserves no place in modern government. I cannot believe that I allowed myself to be duped by the likes of Brown and Milne for so long.
I would like to apologise to the Australian people for my blindness and stupidity. I intend to call an election immediately to enable the Australian people to elect a proper majority government.”
Check the date. Oh well, I guess we can dream…
Australian Climate Madness 
THE TRUTH AT LAST !!!!!!
(You wish … you forgot to read the fine print)
JuLIAR went to the election with “no carbon tax under the Government I lead.”
However, she didn’t have the numbers to form a government, so she made a deal with the Greens to introduce a carbon dioxide tax if they supported her.
So for political expediency, she’d rather lie to the Australian people than be honest. Now, every Australian will have to pay through their wallets, in the form of a carbon dioxide tax, just so JuLIAR can stay in government.
And you thought the carbon dioxide tax was all about science … it’s not, it’s only about POLITICS!
And here I thought Julia had no sense of humor…or style…or tact…or humility…
Have a great April Fool’s Day, Simon.
Cheers!
That was great!
Great April the first joke. Next best one could have been Julia to announcing simultaneously having a sex change and engagement to Brown Bob as second wife following Bob’s conversion to Islam and his appoinment as Great Mufti of Tasmania…..
How’z that?
Islam is unlikely to accept Bob Brown.
They have some standards, after all.
Sorry Mate
Of course you are right. But he will look great in a suicide vest………
I know it’s April Fools Day … but check out this website:
http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/warmlist.htm
Everything from killer jellyfish to indigestion has been blamed on global warming. It’s a laugh. Problem is, they pass it off as real science.
April fools?
But but, she is saying that isn’t she?
I’m so confused…
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/01/3179740.htm
Can someone put a stop to all this confusion and PLEASE tell me who the real Julia is?
Handbags at ten paces, TLD. A show put on to make it look like they hate each other… doesn’t fool anyone.
“doesn’t fool anyone” – except a few precious Greens supporters!
One caller in tears?
sniff sniff, oh the poor little petals….
Just what is it with these Green jerks and their constant need to play the guilt trip card anyway?
I am sick of it personally and TIm Blair sums up many peoples feelings (mine included) quite nicely:-
You’ve probably already read it but for the other readers who haven’t, its quite a laugh….
http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/grim_weeper/
This one was good too..
http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/labor_our_partners_in_government_hate_you/
“I’m now a sceptic”
Simon – time to get the glasses checked.
What she said was “I’m now a septic” — i.e. full of sh!t
Nice one – Now that is truly going too far…. but what a dream – what a postulate…Brightened up my day, Thanks
If only today hadn’t been April-1
Eloi gpot it right:-) septic indeed.
and
Loaded dog.
that last lines a doozy
the people she represents need to work?
well isnt that funny, her carbon Tax will ensure less work and more offshoring for green creds.
Oh if Only this wasnt april 1 and the item was true..