Former Labor minister Stephen Conroy says if people want start “putting kids on the unemployment queue then vote for the greens”.
“I’m not sure the Greens have ever advocated anything that’s ever created jobs, except in some very very small areas,” Mr Conroy told Sky News host Paul Murray.
It comes as the Greens in Melbourne will fight for an increase in council rates specifically for gaming venues, and halve them for the arts industry. Image: Getty
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