As 2019 gets underway, the Coalition finds itself in arguably its worst political position in recent memory. All the opinion polls point to a crushing Labor victory in the next election and internally the Liberal Party’s ongoing ideological battles over its future directions show no sign of abating.

Meanwhile, Labor under opposition leader Bill Shorten continues to run roughshod over the profoundly weakened Morrison minority government, leading to a great deal of speculation that the Prime Minister will be forced to call an election sooner than originally planned – or even challenged.