Age: Two Greens, one independent MP and four experts from outside Parliament will join a multi-party committee to help shape the federal government’s climate change policy. And Prime Minister Julia Gillard has offered Coalition leader Tony Abbott the chance to nominate two MPs for the climate change committee – provided he backs a price on carbon. Ms Gillard today named the 10-member committee that will be set up to advise Cabinet as part of a deal between Labor and the Greens …

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