/ 03 June 2024

Contemplating a comeback

Source: Getty
Source: Getty

Former Treasurer/Deputy Liberal leader Josh Frydenberg could be prepping for a comeback to federal politics after the Electoral Commission proposed boundary changes to his former seat of Kooyong in Melbourne’s inner-east… The redraw hasn’t been finalised, but the suburbs of Toorak and Malvern are set to be included, bolstering the Liberals’ chances at the next federal election. Frydenberg was once considered the frontrunner to succeed Scott Morrison as party leader, but he lost Kooyong to Teal/independent Monique Ryan in 2022. Pollster Kos Samaras reckons re-contesting the seat “is riddled with risk” given many of Kooyong’s new voters are Gen Z – aka youngsters who aren’t feeling the major party vibe. Another issue is the party has already pre-selected a candidate for the next election. For his part, reports say Frydenberg “hasn’t ruled anything in or out”…

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