Back to Back Barries: Why Josh Frydenberg isn’t the Liberals’ saviour – podcast

Guardian Australia16 October 2026, 14:00 UTCCanada

Tony Barry and Niki Savva (filling in for Barrie Cassidy) examine the ‘festival of Josh’ that played out in the media this week as the former treasurer spruiked his new memoir. The two former Liberal party advisers weigh in on whether Josh Frydenberg should run again for Kooyong and whether he can live his dream of one day becoming PM. They also discuss what they see as the Labor government’s failure to sell an economic vision during a cost-of-living crisisEmail the show: backtobackbarries@theguardian.com Continue reading...

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