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Josh Frydenberg told ABC TV he believed Scott Morrison won last night's debate.

He also believes moderate Liberals have done enough to influence the party from the inside:

Let me take those issues individually. Firstly, on climate, I was a strong advocate, so was Dave Sharma, Katie Allen, Trent Zimmerman, Tim Wilson and many others about getting Australia to net zero emissions by 2050.

We argued inside the tent for that commitment and it's in Australia's best interest that it's a bipartisan commitment. It's Australia's best interest that we have a long-term economic plan to get there.