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Combet slams 'carbon tax' burial fee
Ninemsn
A Melbourne cemetery has reportedly charged a family a $55 fee for a burial because of the carbon tax.

Hip Pocket Impact From Carbon Price Modest, Says Swan
Bloomberg
Australian households will see only a “modest” impact from carbon pricing and most citizens will come out neutral or ahead thanks to tax cuts and benefit changes, Treasurer Wayne Swan said.

Carbon tax cost added to family's funeral bill
Courier Mail
AN apology has been issued to a grieving family by a cemetery which told them they were being charged a $55 carbon tax to bury a relative.

Carbon tax cost added to family's funeral bill
NEWS.com.au
AN apology has been issued to a grieving family by a cemetery which told them they were being charged a $55 carbon tax to bury a relative.

Carbon tax challenges
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
JODY and Steve Walker aren't among the country's big polluters but they do expect their power bill to rise as a result of the carbon tax.

Nationals hoping carbon tax backlash will unseat Fitzgibbon
ABC Online
The National Party has stuck with a tried and tested candidate to take on Government Whip Joel Fitzgibbon in the Federal seat of Hunter.