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Frydenberg 2.0 presents a problem for the Liberals
A faction in Kooyong has started to agitate for Mr Josh Frydenberg to be the Liberal candidate in this seat. The current selected candidate, Amelia Hamer, won the right to be the candidate with a large majority vote nine weeks ago. Will we next hear that she has “generously” stepped aside for Mr Frydenberg? Being a woman, she must know what action is expected of her.
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If not now, when? Frydenberg now bets on a distant future
The former treasurer has no realistic way to contest the next election. Could he try for Kooyong later? The truth is that nobody gets a smooth elevation to the top.
- by David Crowe
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The Liberal Party created the perfect female candidate in ... Josh Frydenberg?
Could it be that a boundary redistribution was a pretext to Fryden-float this balloon of an idea of a return to politics for the former treasurer?
- by Jacqueline Maley
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They say they ‘need’ Frydenberg. There’s an awkward problem with his return
The rush to restore Josh Frydenberg to parliament looks like a sure Liberal victory. But it’s a huge risk when anyone stops to think.
- by David Crowe
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I’m no nepo-baby: The plan to wrest back a blue-ribbon Liberal seat from a teal
Amelia Hamer is a female Millennial finance professional who rents – the very demographic that helped unseat former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg in the inner-Melbourne seat of Kooyong. Now, the 31-year-old from a prominent political dynasty has been tasked with winning it back.
- by Annika Smethurst
Frydenberg urges Labor to negotiate with Zuckerberg over media deal
The former federal treasurer, now the Goldman Sachs Australia chairman, said brokering a deal with Meta and Google involved one-on-one conversations with the companies’ chiefs.
- by Jessica Yun
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Albanese government furious over Meta’s plan to pull out of Facebook news deal
Senior ministers have accused Meta of “a dereliction of its commitment to the sustainability of Australian news media”.
- by Calum Jaspan, James Massola and David Swan
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Melbourne business elite take aim at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club board
A group of powerful Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club members is leading a movement against the club’s leadership as the fallout from the millions of missing dollars continues to engulf the iconic venue.
- by Carla Jaeger
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