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The Guardian World reports: Josh Frydenberg leaves door open to political comeback Josh Frydenberg has literally propelled the comeback speculation himself and said he’s not closing the door to another tilt at federal politics and going for the top job, during a publicity blitz ahead of the release of his memoir. In a lengthy interview with 60 Minutes last night he told Tracy Grimshaw the Liberal party was facing an existential threat and had to change. Asked whether current Liberal leader, Angus Taylor, would appreciate the feedback that he’s “getting it wrong”, Frydenberg said: I think he’s getting that from lots of corners.
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The Guardian World reports: More states to sign on to AusAlert system ahead of ‘disaster season’, minister says Kristy McBain, the emergency management minister, is doing the media rounds, to talk ahead of what could be a brutal and damaging summer season in Australia. You might remember a couple of months ago there was a national test of the AusAlert system, where all compatible phones sounded an alarm and displayed a test message. McBain tells ABC News Breakfast just two states have so far signed on to the system, but more will be going through that process in the coming weeks “before we hit disaster season proper”.
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The Guardian World reports: Josh Frydenberg leaves door open to political comeback Josh Frydenberg has literally propelled the comeback speculation himself and said he’s not closing the door to another tilt at federal politics and going for the top job, during a publicity blitz ahead of the release of his memoir. In a lengthy interview with 60 Minutes last night he told Tracy Grimshaw the Liberal party was facing an existential threat and had to change. Asked whether current Liberal leader, Angus Taylor, would appreciate the feedback that he’s “getting it wrong”, Frydenberg said: I think he’s getting that from lots of corners.