Calling the safeguard mechanism a ‘sneaky carbon tax’ is a scare campaign and an argument for inaction | Temperature Check

Scott Morrison is criticising the Coalition's own climate policy - it's just one that has barely been used

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Scott Morrison and other government MPs are accusing Labor of planning to introduce a sneaky carbon tax" by - wait for it - using an existing Coalition policy as it was intended.

Sounds ridiculous, right? Election campaign shamelessness on steroids. But there is a lot going on here and it is worth stepping through it.