“Severe delays.”
Protest convoys
“The turnout is absolutely massive.”
Fuel prices ‘now a national emergency’
Carbon tax 80% higher than it was 5 years ago,
“I think it is very effective.”
Political pressure.
“We won’t be doing that”: Government figures say they definitely won’t be cancelling or postponing carbon tax hikes this year despite the surging cost of energy, with one minister saying “It’s not a tax, it’s a fund”.
“It directly funds retrofitting.”
“I’ve lost money on fuel for the last eight days. We’re not the enemy – they are”
They say they don’t “at all” support reducing carbon tax, despite energy price hikes, as it wouldn’t be “environmentally responsible”.
“We’ve a chance to prove ourselves here that we can also take swift and agile action to address something.”