Nationals reject scare mongering with scare mongering

CANBERRA: The National Party has accused the Government of creating a climate change bogeyman, as the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme passed through the House of Representatives this morning.

Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Barnaby Joyce, said the Government are giving into scare-mongering.

"Kevin Rudd says the world will end if this legislation doesn't get through. He wants voters to be like kids afraid of monsters under the bed.

"Scaring the electorate into agreeing with your standpoint is something the Nationals do not believe in," said Senator Joyce.

"But this legislation will cause a higher rate of childhood obesity, lead to more instances of global terrorism and swamp our country with boat people.

"The Government is being completely irresponsible with its rhetoric."