Communications minister Conroy resigns in wake of spill
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has announced he has resigned in the wake of last night’s Labor leadership coup against Julia Gillard.
Senator Conroy’s office this morning confirmed the minister has stepped down announcing the news on Twitter.
“Can confirm Conroy has resigned. Keep supporting Labor & the #NBN, most important infrastructure in our country’s history #auspol,” his office tweeted.
Conroy has been a controversial and somewhat combative communications minister who spearheaded Labor’s NBN policy and led the media reform debate in March, which ultimately saw the legislation scrapped under fierce opposition from the media industry.
The Daily Telegraph is reporting former arts minister Simon Crean is tipped to be the new communications minister.
Nic Christensen
What a shame for labor, said no one ever.
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What a bonus!!
What a massive toss.
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It was a pleasurable blood bath last night and Conway was just another fart bubble that popped on the surface.
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Conroy was a person of no consequence, no vision
and had an embittered, resentful, grandiose demeanour.
Good riddance.
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I was overwhelmed with joy at the news of that horrible little rat giving up.
Perhaps someone with a brain can get the NBN construction on track at a faster pace and at a lower cost.
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