Winners and losers reflect

By Daniel McCulloch
Updated July 19 2014 - 12:23pm, first published July 18 2014 - 11:18pm
Leader of the government Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz, speaks during the debate on the carbon tax repeal bill, in the Senate this week. Picture: FAIRFAX MEDIA
Leader of the government Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz, speaks during the debate on the carbon tax repeal bill, in the Senate this week. Picture: FAIRFAX MEDIA

AFTER a tumultuous start to the new-look Senate, the Coalition government this week claimed its first victory. DANIEL McCULLOCH speaks to three Tasmanian senators in the thick of the action.

LIBERAL Senator Eric Abetz said he had staked his career on opposing a price on carbon after resigning from the opposition front bench in 2009 over his party's support for an emissions trading scheme at the time. 

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