Josh Frydenberg
Scott Morrison confirms he will remain in politics after election defeat
Former PM says he will back new Liberal leader and downplays loss, saying party ‘will regroup’
Katharine Murphy Political editor
26, May, 2022 @1:29 AM
Tim Wilson admits defeat but other Liberal MPs yet to concede to teal independents
Josh Frydenberg maintains theoretical path to victory despite being thousands of votes behind
Paul Karp
22, May, 2022 @3:07 AM
Albanese claims victory over Morrison – as it happened
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Amy Remeikis, Christopher Knaus and Nino Bucci
21, May, 2022 @4:43 PM
Teal independents punish Liberal moderates for inaction on climate crisis and integrity commission
Climate 200 convenor says ‘people who called themselves moderates didn’t deliver’ while Labor argues election shows ‘teals are eating the Liberal party alive’
Daniel Hurst and Anne Davies
21, May, 2022 @3:26 PM
Coalition costings: $3.3bn in public service cuts to fund election pledges worth $2.3bn
Josh Frydenberg spruiks ‘responsible approach’ and calls on Labor to submit its policies to financial scrutiny
Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent
17, May, 2022 @1:19 AM
Josh Frydenberg opposes independents’ call for public hearings and tip-offs in proposed federal Icac
Treasurer says public hearings would see politicians ‘guilty until proved innocent’, but integrity experts say objections ‘ring hollow’
Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent
15, May, 2022 @3:08 AM
If the metropolitan moderates are wiped out next week, the Liberals must learn the right lesson from defeat | Katharine Murphy
In the event of a ‘tealwash’ there is every chance the party will complete its slide into brutal, Trumpian hyper-partisanship
Katharine Murphy
13, May, 2022 @8:00 PM
‘Josh Frydenberg for PM’: stories in Chinese circulating on WeChat are positively gushing over the treasurer
Praise for the ‘prince of tennis’ and ‘super scholar’ is targeting the Kooyong community whose votes will be critical on election day
Anne Davies and Wing Kuang
09, May, 2022 @5:30 PM
Josh Frydenberg pleads with unhappy Liberal voters to stick by him as pressure in Kooyong grows
As he faces off against a popular independent, the treasurer is pleading with unhappy Liberal voters to keep him as their local member
Calla Wahlquist
05, May, 2022 @5:30 PM
Ruston dismisses suggestion Liberal party has ‘lost its way’; Hunter candidates square off – as it happened
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Tory Shepherd and Amy Remeikis
04, May, 2022 @10:11 AM
‘Vote for us because we are not Labor’ is the most unfulfilling call to action in recent memory | Katharine Murphy
After the rate rise blow, Scott Morrison suggested Australians had been preparing for it and had ‘strengthened their balance sheets’. The rhetoric felt ludicrous
Katharine Murphy
03, May, 2022 @11:17 AM
ABC misses out on final leaders’ debate; key independents back call for robodebt inquiry – as it happened
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Caitlin Cassidy (now) and Amy Remeikis (earlier)
02, May, 2022 @9:04 AM
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