Malcolm Turnbull scrambles to back away from any prospect of a carbon tax - or ETS - under Coalition

By Heath Aston
Updated December 8 2016 - 12:19am, first published December 7 2016 - 8:57pm
"The position is very clear, it is absolutely clear, this review is business as usual...": Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: Andrew Meares
"The position is very clear, it is absolutely clear, this review is business as usual...": Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: Andrew Meares
Minister for the Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg put consideration of an emissions intensity scheme on the table just two days ago. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Minister for the Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg put consideration of an emissions intensity scheme on the table just two days ago. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Any prospect of an emissions trading scheme or carbon tax under the Coalition has been killed, buried and cremated - again.

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