Tony Abbott says dumping clean energy target would help Coalition win election
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#32HZ4)
Former prime minister says change would leave Bill Shorten and Labor 'on the side of green extremists'
Tony Abbott says the Coalition should dump the clean energy target to create political opportunity at the next election to sharpen a point of partisan difference with Labor.
The former prime minister made the frank remark in response to an observation by the 2GB radio host Ray Hadley on Tuesday that "punters on ... the street, up the pub, up the club that I go to" think the power policies between the major political parties are identical.
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