Former federal MP for Kooyong and Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg addresses the media following a press conference at the Hawthorn Velodrome Patterson Reserve in Melbourne, Australia on May 22, 2022. AAP Image/James Ross
Former Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has conceded his seat of Kooyong in east Melbourne after a tightly fought contest with climate-focused “teal” independent candidate Monique Ryan.
Kooyong was formally considered a safe, blue-ribbon seat for the now-defeated Coalition, once held by centre-right Liberal Party founder Sir Robert Menzies.
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