Victoria’s toxic lockdown politics risks spilling into the federal election campaign as Treasurer Josh Frydenberg faces renewed criticism over his attacks on the state Labor government’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Admitting he is in the fight of his political life in his battle against independent candidate Monique Ryan, the Kooyong MP has launched new “Keep Josh” billboards around the inner eastern Melbourne electorate this week.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com