Barnaby, perhaps your new name should be"Nero" because you and your party are content to 'fiddle' whilst our Planet burns. Typical of the National Party, no concept of the age we are living in, or the dire future we have to face, if politicians are constantly consumed with 'the dollar'. There are ways of overcoming loss of jobs in one industry, by supplying them in another, and more sustainable industry.

For goodness sake, or perhaps for the sake of our Earth, come forward to the 21st Century and plan to reduce our emissions and create sustainable industries, start to act in a responsible and constructive way as an opposition party, rather than a damaging and destructive way, as you are doing.

Thank God that some sense and restraint is being exercised here. I'm sure that many members of the Government welcome any delay in committing economic suicide for next to no benefit.

In years to come, when world's climate has "done its thing" quite irrespective of what we arrogant humans think we can control, some of the hysterical behavior of over-the-top climate change lobbyists will seem quite laughable; providing we still have an economy which allows a bit of humour.

Please hold firm.

Good on you Barnaby. Great to see someone who questions popular opinion rather than just running with it to seem like you are doing something. Stick it up 'em, show them the facts. Get Plimer on board.

I commend you on looking after the interests of our farmers and ensuring that we have a future for farming in our country. No one would see it as a win if we were a nation that produces nothing, and buys all our commodities offshore. There needs to be a fairer balance when looking at carbon trading and what it wil 'cost' us.