Carbon Tax passed step 1

Yesterday the Carbon Tax passed the Australian Government House of Representatives.
Step one completed.
Now we have to wait until the Australian Senate does the same.
Then it will be L. A. W.
Once the Bills have been passed, gazetted etc they needs to be enacted and that may be even harder!
Hold on for the ride. The Opposition vows it will continue the fight, so I expect more strident, negative, sky-is-falling down statements!
Outside the sun is shining, my solar array is humming away generating some power, but not yet enough to run my washing machine, fridge & freezer, radio & laptop. Hopefully my teenager hasn't left the heater on overnight!
The nesting Red Wattlebird is flying close to my windows looking for insects trapped in the spiderwebs (that I cleaned away last week but have grown back!). I can see the red wattles clearly but the bird is very canny and it is hard to move fast enough to photograph it. Quite often I can see both parents visiting the nest which is now hidden in my Magnolia tree close to the house.
In other words, my life continues as it did yesterday!
Time to hang out the washing!