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Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University

No, Mr Morrison – the safeguard mechanism is not a 'sneaky carbon tax'

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week claimed Labor was planning a “sneaky carbon tax” should it win power, and Nationals senator Matt Canavan declared the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 was “dead”.

We can expect both these concepts to be thrown around a fair bit during the federal election campaign, so it’s worth getting a few things straight right now.

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