Look what these ledgends have done over in Canberra....
This is a link to the SBS news video about the Carbon Rally Controversy.
Couriermail.com
A GROUP of university students has been punted from federal parliament after interrupting question time in the House of Representatives.
The students later defended their action, saying they were responding to a rally against the government's planned carbon tax on Wednesday.
The bare-chested protesters stood up in the public gallery and blared whistles as Opposition Leader Tony Abbott sought to censure Prime Minister Julia Gillard over what he called her ever-changing tactics to battle climate change.
Some had the words "Gr8 big new opportunity" painted on their chests in blue.
They were shown the door by security guards.
"An emissions trading scheme is the best, most cheapest, most effective way of getting rid of CO2 (carbon dioxide) out of our economy," protest leader Byron Fay told reporters later.
"We are just saying that the ideas that have been put forward by (the government's key climate adviser) Ross Garnaut, by other notable economists ... are the best."
Professor Garnaut has recommended a carbon price of between $20 and $30 a tonne, and income tax cuts and pension increases to cushion households from price impacts.
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