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The Federal Government's controversial climate legislation has passed the Senate 36-32 and will now become law from mid-next year. From July 2012, polluting industries will pay $23 per tonne of carbon emissions and households will be compensated for extra costs through tax cuts and increased benefits.
The vote was greeted with glee from the Government and Greens and dismay by Opposition members, who were first out of the Senate doors to voice their protests.
The Nationals' Ron Boswell called Independent Tony Windsor's support for the bill "the greatest sell-out since Judas Iscariot took 30 pieces of silver".
Country Liberal Party Senator Nigel Scullion said democracy had "faltered".
Those comments were followed closely by the Greens, whose leader Bob Brown prefaced his remarks "from the grim to the grinning".
And global environmental crusader, former US vice-president Al Gore, said on his website "the voice of the people of Australia has rung out loud and clear".
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