Congratulation. Its about time someone ask for our opinion. Windsor certainly will not.

I most definitely believe that Australia, as a wealthy country, should introduce a carbon tax. You don't ask the passengers to fly the plane so why not take the advice of eminently qualified scientists, bite the bullet and at least begin to try to clean up the environment.

Tony Abbott and the shock jocks are playing a dangerous game in stirring up negative feelings in the population. He doesn't speak for me!

dianne "...eminently qualified scientists..."? There are growing numbers that do not agree the "science is settled". It always was a rather flimsy guess.
Tony and Alan don't speak for me either but they are closer than Tim and Greg.

Congratulations on this survey. People are trying to make their voices heard about their opposition to this tax, however, the government is treating any opposition with arrogance and contempt (how dare they refer to a convoy of no consquence) and so is Mr Windsor (how dare he refer to people who disagree with him as rednecks) who has forgotten he is meant to represent his constituents. Why is Mr Windsor so vocal is calling for an inquiry into the media and lambasting so called “shock jocks” why is he not calling for an inquiry into the scandal involving the Health Services Union and demanding more answers about this carbon tax that will do nothing for the environment but it will cost jobs in Australia and in New England. Why isn’t he asking the questions we want answered: How much will it cost to administer this tax, what amount of money will go overseas and where will it be spent and by whom, why can the government not name the so called “500 Big Polluters.” If the flow on from the imposition of the tax is so small why is there so much talk of compensation? And most importantly if there is no benefit why are we sacrificing what little manufacturing we have left in this country and allowing it all to go overseas to countries like China where there is little regard for the environment.

Thank you John, for giving a voice to all of us who do not subscribe to the great "carbon tax con". From my studies in anthropology/archaeology and my familiarity with past naturally caused climate change, I think it is very unlikely that tinkering with CO2 levels will have any noticeable effect upon future global climate.There are many other climate change factors operating than the much maligned molecule CO2. Even if one does accept the alarmist global warming position, it should be quite obvious that China's emissions will continue to increase massively for at least the next 25 years. This reality can be seen in sources as varied as "National Geographic" magazine (there was a fascinating account of China's contemporary and projected fossil fuel use a few issues ago; to intelligent commentary in "The Australian", now being attacked by Brown & the Greens. Monday's edition had an illuminating article entitled "The Greening of China a Mirage". Another interesting perspective on the world-wide Green movement written by Vaclav Klaus, P.M. of the Czech republic, is in the current issue of "Quadrant" magazine. What infuriates me are the continual attempts to stifle all rational debate, and the one-sided view of the facts as portrayed by the ABC,ie on what other countries are actually doing as opposed to promising, and the dishonest distortions by opportunist politicians like Mr Windsor. He has betrayed his electorate.