Liberal MP raises harvest 'conscription'

By Matt Coughlan
Updated September 29 2020 - 1:37pm, first published 1:34pm
Liberal MP John Alexander says 'more heat and pressure' is needed to get people into farm jobs.
Liberal MP John Alexander says 'more heat and pressure' is needed to get people into farm jobs.

A federal Liberal MP has floated a conscription-style system applying "heat and pressure" on unemployed people to fill farm jobs.

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