Josh Frydenberg: Australia's new treasurer is prepared to play the tough guy

He's a popular figure in the Liberal party - but says it's more important to be respected o Josh Frydenberg interview - read the full transcriptAustralia's new treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, insists he's prepared to say no to his colleagues. Ask him to identify a tough decision he needs to make in his new portfolio, he says containing spending in the countdown to an election.In an interview with Guardian Australia, Frydenberg, who is popular with his colleagues despite doggedly pursuing an energy policy that fuelled an internal civil war and helped cost Malcolm Turnbull the Liberal leadership, says he's prepared to do what all good treasurers do - say no. Continue reading...