Fed: Labor's problem with spinning its ETS

AAP General News (Australia)
01-01-2010
Fed: Labor's problem with spinning its ETS

By Richard Lawson

CANBERRA, Jan 1 AAP - Kevin Rudd used his 15 minutes in the commentary box during the
Boxing Day test match to push the case for Shane Warne's return to the Australian cricket
team.

The prime minister knows a lot about spin. He's built a successful government around it.

But he may need the political equivalent of Warne's mesmerising leg breaks to convince
Australians that the nation needs, let alone can afford, his emissions trading scheme
(ETS).

This week was a good example of the challenge Rudd faces between now and …