Josh Frydenberg, MP

Josh Frydenberg — no ticker, no start
https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/06/03/josh-frydenberg-kooyong-run-2025/

"Josh Frydenberg didn't have the guts to go after Scott Morrison and stuffed a return to Kooyong when he didn't know he could win. So why should he get another crack now?"

"Dutton would know that Frydenberg lacks the aggression to go after him"

"But knifing a woman because you think you’re suddenly in with a chance to win your old seat back from a teal independent? Maybe that’s within Frydenberg’s skill set. Whether Kooyong voters think that’s acceptable, however, is another thing."

Josh Frydenberg's short-lived political comeback points to long-term Liberal Party problem
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-03/josh-frydenberg-canberra-comeback-kooyong-amelia-hamer/103928586

"You don't have to look very far to find Messiah complexes in politics.
Nowhere has that been more on show of late than in the 30-hour Josh for Canberra campaign, which ran out of steam early on Monday afternoon.
The former Liberal deputy leader and treasurer Josh Frydenberg has long been told he'd be a prime minister one day. You get the sense it's something he's been telling himself for quite a while too."

Josh Frydenberg considering return to politics at next election after Kooyong boundary change
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/josh-frydenberg-considering-return-to-politics-at-next-election-after-kooyong-boundary-change/ar-BB1nsFQI

"Josh Frydenberg is considering a return to federal politics at the next election.The ABC's Insiders program revealed on Sunday morning the former treasurer was considering a run for the seat of Kooyong, which he lost to independent Monique Ryan at the last federal election, after the electoral commission on Friday proposed new boundaries which could improve Liberal prospects in the seat."
(@pimply56 - this is that new thread)