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浪子回头?为什么各方对乔什·弗赖登伯格未来的猜测不断升温The return of the prodigal son? Why speculation is rising over Josh Frydenberg’s future

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约什·弗赖登伯格可能对董事会会议室和商务午餐感到得心应手,但他能否赢回那些对“惯常政治”和职业政客愤怒不已的选民呢?摄影:詹姆斯·罗斯/澳大利亚联合通讯社(James Ross/AAP)Josh Frydenberg may be at home in boardrooms and business lunches, but would he be able to win back the voters furious at ‘politics as usual’ and career politicians? Photograph: James Ross/AAP

出现一个领导层替代人选对安格斯·泰勒来说毫无帮助。但弗赖登伯格能做得更好吗?

The spectre of a leadership alternative is hardly helpful for Angus Taylor. But would Frydenberg do a better job?

自由党人此时的一个合理疑问是:如果乔什·弗赖登伯格是答案,那么问题是什么?

A reasonable query for Liberals at this point is: if Josh Frydenberg is the answer, what is the question?

本周,议会的一些角落里弥漫着一丝疲惫,这位前财政部长兼自由党副领袖兴高采烈地再次煽动了关于“乔什回归堪培拉”的猜测。弗赖登伯格传出的复出次数比绿洲乐队还要多,他最新一次涉足国家政治舞台是通过在电视、广播和播客采访中频频亮相来宣传他的新书,并且明确拒绝排除试图重新加入议会的可能性。

There was a whiff of weariness in some corners of parliament this week, as the former treasurer and deputy Liberal leader happily stoked another round of “Josh for Canberra” speculation. With more rumoured comebacks than Oasis, Frydenberg’s latest foray into the national political arena saw him bouncing around TV, radio and podcast interviews to promote his new book, and pointedly refuse to rule out trying to rejoin the parliament.