Frydenberg

The Treasurer's essay - Capitalism After The Crises - slammed former Liberal treasurer Josh Frydenberg in 2020 for mocking Labor over its adoption of former New Zealand Labour prime minister Jacinda Ardern's 'wellbeing' budget ideas.

Former federal treasurer and chairman at Goldman Sachs Australia and New Zealand Josh Frydenberg has not commented publicly on his future political ambitions.

Guardian Australia spoke to numerous Liberal MPs and party sources, both inside and outside Victoria, about the prospect of Frydenberg’s return.

Josh Frydenberg (centre), Monique Ryan (left) and Amelia Hamer (right).

A cartoon published by The Australian Financial Review on Saturday depicts Treasurer Josh Frydenberg with a hook nose; the artist responsible denies the artwork was antisemitic.

Asked whether there is now an obvious economic case to increase the number of migrants once the border reopens, and assuming a successful Covid vaccine emerges, Frydenberg cautiously opens that possibility.

As Treasurer Josh Frydenberg places firm restrictions on foreign investment, Australia needs to “reassess our view of acquistions by China” amid the coronavirus crisis says The Institute of Public Affairs’ Gideon Rozner.

Australia has no such luxury: starting from October, Josh Frydenberg, and his successors, will have to chart a path back to surplus of sufficient size that our net debt to GDP ratio will start coming down again over time.

Australia's Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the government will issue further income support to tackle deteriorating confidence across the country, in addition to an existing A$70 billion (NZ$74 billion) in wage subsidies.

But Mr Frydenberg said Australia was leading the way in its response.

But there is hope and there is a road out,” Frydenberg said.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg battled through a coughing fit as he explained to Parliament how Australia's economy will recover from the pandemic, forecasting $10 billion in monthly economic growth after the shutdown ends.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has issued a plea to Premier Daniel Andrews to ease lockdown in Victoria this Sunday.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who will oversee the nation's largest budget deficit, has made clear the states will have to cover the costs of any reform.

Frydenberg said the "iconic" koala would be a focus of national government funding, adding that the full extent of the damage would not be known until the fires are out - something experts say could be months away.

Frydenberg’s housing policy sacrifices public housing for loans for the rich to renovate their existing properties.

Frydenberg was full of praise for the banks for being willing to carry some of the financial cost, but he also knew they were getting help.

However, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said while the figures are a cause for optimism, the lockdown in Victoria and ongoing border closures will likely reverse this progress.

Josh Frydenberg has promised a jobs-focused budget to steer the economy out of recession.

Josh Frydenberg said businesses had been “really hurting” and pointed out that Victorians would soon account for more than half of all JobKeeper recipients.