‘Needed’: Push for Frydenberg comeback
The former treasurer and deputy Liberal leader, who lost his seat to teal contender Monique Ryan, could be set to make a return to federal politics.
Josh Frydenberg
‘Needed’: Push for Frydenberg comeback
The former treasurer and deputy Liberal leader, who lost his seat to teal contender Monique Ryan, could be set to make a return to federal politics.
Kennett to Frydenberg: ‘put up or shut up’
The former Victorian premier wants Josh Frydenberg to declare if he will run for Kooyong, as Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer maintains voters ‘support strong women’.
Half-hearted responses on anti-Semitism
The Prime Minister’s performance on Josh Frydenberg’s documentary gave no confidence that he will put a stop to the hatred.
Social media’s malign influence
Social media, the source of news for many young people, is soaked in anti-Semitism and cloaked in denunciations of Israel’s fight against the Hamas terrorists.
Frydenberg’s tears over anti-Semitic attacks
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has cried while interviewing a Jewish couple in Melbourne who were victims of anti-Semitism.
Frydenberg’s advice to uni protesters
Two universities say pro-Palestine camps are safe, but a former federal treasurer says it’s time for protesters to pack it in.
‘Clear the camps of hate’ from our unis: Frydenberg
Former Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called on all universities to follow Deakin University’s lead and evict pro-Palestine camps from their campuses.
Frydenberg: Remove ‘campus camps of hate’
The former treasurer says it is an outrageous breach of university guidelines and a failure of moral leadership to tolerate anti-Semitic protests on Australian university campuses.
Spending fear over $243bn windfall
Jim Chalmers is on track to pick up almost a quarter of a trillion dollars more in receipts over the next three years than was forecast just two years ago, amid an economist’s warning on spending.
Libs bank on blue-blood to take down teal MP Ryan
An Oxford-educated professional with deep ties to the Liberal Party has beaten out her nearest rival, the chair of Transgender Victoria, to contest Monique Ryan’s Melbourne seat.
Labor is fiddling around the edges of tax reform
As fiscal pressures build, the tax system is failing on all fronts. Will Jim Chalmers become the change agent Australia needs?
Labor response to Hamas atrocities was inadequate
When bell tolls for Israel, it tolls for all mankind, as Bob Hawke said.
War with Hamas weeks from ending: Israel
Israel is preparing to wipe out Hamas in Rafah and end Gaza military action within weeks, as US officials scramble to broker a deal and avoid war on the Lebanese border.
High-flyers throw hats in Lib ring
Nominations have closed for Liberal preselection in the two previously blue ribbon Melbourne seats the party lost to teal independents in 2022.
ScoMo’s big regret in ministries scandal
The former PM says there’s one glaring regret he has after secretly having himself appointed to five extra portfolios during Covid.
JobKeeper was value for money
Treasury’s evaluation is a credit to the Morrison government, especially former treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who oversaw the scheme.
JobKeeper ‘paid off’ during pandemic
JobKeeper delivered value for its $88bn price tag during Covid by stabilising the economy and workforce, an independent evaluation finds in a report welcomed by Josh Frydenberg.
Anti-Jewish protests ‘an abomination’, says Frydenberg
The Jewish former treasurer said he never imagined he’d feel as his grandparents did amid the rise of anti-Semitism that heralded the Holocaust.
Obstacles on a tortuous road back to power
It may well be that Frydenberg was all too aware how difficult the task of unseating a one-term teal might be. Removing some of the others could be even harder.
Political ambition put on hold
Our body politic can ill-afford to be without Josh Frydenberg’s talent and dedication. But at 52, he has time on his side.
Sachs appeal: Libs’ treasure lost to bank
It was a late winter afternoon about six weeks ago in a Woolworths car park when a middle-aged man walked up to Josh Frydenberg with a plea.
Goldman Sachs banks on Frydenberg as chair
The US investment bank will be counting on Australia’s former federal treasurer to help revive dealmaking activity.
Frydenberg the banker walks different path for now
Since his bruising loss in Kooyong, the highest profile victim of the Morrison government backlash has quietly rebuilt his life outside politics, but has also kept one eye on a possible return.
Frydenberg won’t try to win back seat
The former treasurer’s appointment as chair of Goldman Sachs means he will avoid a second showdown with teal independent Monique Ryan in Kooyong.
ASX falls 1.4pc; Goyder staying at Qantas
Qantas chair says major shareholders back him. AusSuper move comes amid push for a higher Brookfield bid. Transurban drops on ACCC block as Abertis circles. Fels takes aim at energy giants’ profits.
Secret poll on man once touted as future PM
The next election is two years away but politicos are already making moves in one city’s upmarket eastern suburbs.
Citizenship saga a ‘low point’ in Australian politics: Frydenberg
When Josh Frydenberg’s family history was weaponised for political purposes his mother Erica kept her counsel throughout and channelled her energy into something positive.
Jobs boom over as employers seek contract workers
The market worried about the ‘great resignation’ but now more are choosing contract workers.
Rising inflation set to deflate ALP’s back-in-black joy
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has achieved what Josh Frydenberg almost did and Wayne Swan never could. But the celebrations won’t last long.
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