Former Labor Senator Stephen Conroy says it is “literally impossible” for Anthony Albanese to take Labor’s 2019 climate change policy to the next election because it will be a “catastrophe for the economy”. pmlive
Former Labor Senator Stephen Conroy says it is “literally impossible” for Anthony Albanese to take Labor’s 2019 climate change policy to the next election because it will be a
“catastrophe for the economy”. Mr Conroy told Sky News host Paul Murray the Labor Party “have to move the target out, they cannot be as ambitious it is not feasible”. Image: News Corp Australia
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