2021 was a shocker for the Coalition as they careened from one disaster, barely stopping for air before crashing into the next. Morrison’s handling of multiple scandals involving women, the vaccine rollout and a spectacular budget deficit may all come back to bite him when Australia goes to the polls.

But a lacklustre opposition, falling unemployment rates and an economic bounce-back post pandemic could help Morrison get over the line.

Today on Please Explain, Executive Editor Tory Maguire joins Nathanael Cooper to look ahead at the year in politics.

2021 was a shocker for the Coalition as they careened from one disaster, barely stopping for air before crashing into the next. Morrison&rsquo;s handling of multiple scandals involving women, the vaccine rollout and a spectacular budget deficit may all come back to bite him when Australia goes to the polls.
But a lacklustre opposition, falling unemployment rates and an economic bounce-back post pandemic could help Morrison get over the line.
Today on&nbsp;Please Explain,&nbsp;Executive Editor Tory Maguire joins Nathanael Cooper to look ahead at the year in politics.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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