Tennis, Twitter and his phone: Josh Frydenberg's vices – Sydney Morning Herald

Welcome to Quick Q – Monday Media’s weekly Q&A series dedicated to finding out more about the personalities that matter most in the Australian media landscape.Every week The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age asks key figures across corporate media, business, sport, federal politics, radio, television and culture to answer a series of questions about their lives, careers, hobbies and news habits.This week’s conversation is with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.Treasurer Josh FrydenbergCredit:Alex EllinghausenHow did you get your big break?It was an opportunity to work for Alexander Downer who was then foreign minister. I studied in the United Kingdom doing a Masters in International Relations at Oxford and I had done my thesis on Indonesia. In particular a notion called “dwifungsi”, which is the dual role of the Indonesian military and politics and strategic affairs. I really wanted the opportunity to work in the field of foreign policy. So when the opportunity came around to work with Alexander Downer I seized it. He became a great mentor and somebody I learnt a lot from. He certainly wasn’t perfect, but he had very strong convictions and courage. That was a great experience.What are your daily news media habits?I am a voracious consumer of…
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