Since the final polling of last year, a great deal has occurred within the realm of federal politics. After the Morrison government made repeated mistakes in their attempts to manage the bushfire crisis and faced international condemnation for its stance on climate change, many were expecting the Prime Minister to be in a world of trouble when the first polls of 2020 were finally released. 

After well over a month of waiting, the release of Monday’s Newspoll was accompanied with a whimper rather than a bang. 

While the current headlines are dominated by articles regarding the near–record drop in Morrison’s net approval rating and...