1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auStephen Kinghttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/stephenking-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YKwm3UoQnC"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/07/carbon-tax-repeal-why-the-550-household-savings-never-came/">Carbon Tax Repeal: Why The Promised Household Savings Never Came</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/07/carbon-tax-repeal-why-the-550-household-savings-never-came/embed/#?secret=YKwm3UoQnC" width="600" height="338" title="“Carbon Tax Repeal: Why The Promised Household Savings Never Came” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="YKwm3UoQnC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> The removal of the carbon tax was meant to save the average household about $550 per year. 12 months on, have we got our savings? An analysis by the Herald Sun newspaper says no. In any event, trying to measure the savings from the carbon tax is a mug’s game. Here’s why.https://counter.theconversation.edu.au/content/44779/count.gif