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Frydenberg fires JobKeeper missile at himself

The Treasurer has completely missed the point, as he so often does.

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Like the kind of buffoon once played by Leslie Neilsen, Josh Frydenberg has fired a heat-seeking missile at himself.

The Australian indulged a bizarre and lame outburst by the Treasurer on Tuesday, in which he revealed the entirely unremarkable information that Australian trade unions received a total of $22 million in JobKeeper.

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Joe Aston helmed The Australian Financial Review's Rear Window column from 2012 to 2023. Connect with Joe on Facebook and Twitter.

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