a bush revolt against what country people saw as just a new tax. Abbott was the draw card for the function; the special guest speaker. He spoke about climate change and the editor of the local paper was there. CRAIG WILSON, EDITOR, PYRENEES ADVOCATE: He was talking about how the science said that there was this issue called climate change and that it existed, but he came out and said it was crap. LIZ JACKSON: Absolute crap? CRAIG WILSON: Absolute crap. LIZ JACKSON: Is that the words you have recorded in your notes? CRAIG WILSON: Absolute crap. No doubt about it. LIZ JACKSON: Abbott's comment made page five of the local paper and climate sceptics in the Party were delighted. CORY BERNADI, LIBERAL SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Frankly, from a personal perspective, I gave a smile and said, well, you know thank God for that. NICK MINCHIN: Well, I knew that Tony and I had a rather similar view of the issue, so, you know, didn't come as a complete surprise to me. LIZ JACKSON: Tony Abbott says that while driving back to Melbourne, he spoke with Senator Minchin and this crystallised his views. He now accepted that voting for ETS would fracture the Coalition, while opposing it would give them the chance to campaign against Labor's giant new tax on everything. Politically, it was the way to go. NICK MINCHIN: I like to pride myself on keeping my finger on the pulse both of internal opinion and the mood of our