New Zealand passes climate bill; Australia on the edge of something

New Zealand passed a climate change cap-and-trade bill! Good new even though New Zealand is a pretty small emitter. But they showed the way and took a courageous move, despite having to make sausage with the Maoris. (Seems like Polynesian islanders do have a stake in this, so I'm glad they signed on.) Now, according to the linked article below, Australia was nearly there, but parliamentary maneuvers may make it necessary to have a new election to pass it.

Boy, this is a fun issue, isn't it?

Cap & trade: NZ commits, Australia wavers