My take on...

Labor's Climate Change Policy

Apparently I'm not the only one worked up over this, but really was it necessary to even announce a policy that does nothing?

Clearly the ALP has given up on their left-leaning voters. Julia Gillard is one smart politician and she knows that as long as the ALP's policies remain equal to or better than the Coalitions, then it won't matter if people want to vote Greens first, the preferences will still trickle back to Labor. Logically this makes sense, because the Greens aren't going to become a major party and govern on their own any time soon.

Yet despite this, it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. Effectively we have seen a commitment today to take no action from climate change, whoever wins the election.