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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg made sure his campaign launch for the Melbourne seat of Kooyong was a memorable one, with two very unexpected moments on Sunday.
In what will probably go down in political history as one of the most bizarre ever incidents at a Liberal Party launch, one of Mr Frydenberg's supporters entertained the attendees with scarily accurate bird impressions.
And then Mr Frydenberg revealed the mother-in-law of his independent rival Monique Ryan's told him she'll be voting for him.
But when you are running as the underdog, as the Treasurer claims he is, then every bit of publicity helps.
Phil Elwood, the bird man of the Liberal Party, is a volunteer on Josh Frydenberg’s campaign
The Kooyong launch was treated to an impression of a kookaburra by Phil Elwood, the bird man of the Liberal Party.
He followed that fine impression with one of a sulphur-crested cockatoo.
Mr Elwood, who is a volunteer on Mr Frydenberg’s