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Josh Frydenberg was seen as a likely future Liberal leader and possible future Prime Minister before he was defeated by Teal candidate Monique Ryan at the 2022 election.

In recent times, since the October 7 election, 2023 massacre of Jews in Israel, and especially since the Bondi slaughter, which killed 15 innocent people, Frydenberg has become a leading public spokesman for the Jewish community.

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Late next month, Victorians will head to the polls for an election that will have ripples well beyond the state.

On present polling, and we stress it's early days, the long-term and now highly unpopular Labor government is likely to be tossed out.