The carbon tax debate damaged Julia Gillard’s leadership – and good climate policy for years to come
- Written by Chris Wallace, Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra
Carbon pricing and the Gillard government are fused together like molten glass in the memory of all those who witnessed the traumatic and consequential policy and political drama surrounding it.
The years-long affair is a cautionary tale of what happens when intense negative campaigning, misinformation and clumsy politicking collide to kill...
