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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 13 Jul, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Palmer will need to explain himself if carbon tax not repealed: Hunt The Federal Government says Clive Palmer's Palmer United Party (PUP) will have to explain itself to voters if it does not help scrap the carbon tax this week. The Government was hoping to repeal the tax on Thursday, but it was voted down after a last-minute move by the PUP senators. Mr Palmer claimed the Government had not honoured an agreement to include his amendments to the legislation and directed his senators to vote against it. Environment Minister Greg Hunt says it is time the PUP senators met their commitment to repeal the tax. 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