Around 1000 protest about carbon tax

More than 1000 anti-carbon tax protesters have gathered at Belmore Park in central Sydney on the first day of the controversial tariff.

The protesters marched from Hyde Park to Belmore Park on Sunday afternoon.

Protesters were waving inflatable plastic bats and carrying placards saying “why tax the air we exhale”, while chanting “axe the tax”.

Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop addressed the crowd, saying the coalition would abolish the tax immediately.

“The next election, whenever it will be held, will be a referendum on the carbon tax,” Ms Bishop told the lively crowd.

Those people who say we can’t abolish it are wrong – we can abolish it.

Ms Bishop said the carbon tax would cause large increases in electricity prices and job losses.

Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce addressed protesters through a phone hook-up from Queensland.

“We just can’t accept this,” Mr Joyce said.

“The Australian people are disgusted with this government, they’re disgusted with this tax.

“What we need is your support, with your support we can take the nation back.”

Liberal MP Craig Kelly also addressed the rally, which grew in size over the afternoon to at least 2000.

Mr Kelly said the federal government was destroying Australia’s prosperity by going after the country’s competitive advantage.

“This tax is a poisonous, toxic tax,” he said.

“Every coalition member will sign a blood oath to get rid of this tax.”

Malcolm Roberts from citizens’ group The Galileo Movement, which lists breakfast radio host Alan Jones as a patron, addressed the crowd about the group’s version of climate science.

“Humans do not control the carbon dioxide levels – nature does on her own,” he said.

“We do not control the earth’s climate.”

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