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Axe the Tax: Here's what happened after Australia killed its carbon pricing regime

Can Canada learn anything from Australia's carbon tax experience?

Carly Penrose
Carly Penrose

14 May 2024 • 5 min read

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L: Pierre Poilievre gives a speech behind an Axe the Tax podium. R: Tony Abbott talks to a crowd with Australian flags.
Left: Pierre Poilievre gives a speech in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in Oct. 2023 (The Canadian Press/Paul Daly). Right: Former prime minister of Australia Tony Abbott campaigns in 2011 (AP Photo/Mark Graham). Poilievre isn't the only politician to campaign against the carbon tax. Abbott did the same thing when he ran more than a decade ago.

Carly Penrose
Carly Penrose

Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press.

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