| No. 332 News As Australia enters what may be an election year, Scott Morrison’s approval is high rather than solid, while Anthony Albanese has strategy rather than tactics. By Karen Middleton. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese sits across from Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Credit: AAP Image / Lukas Coch With a single sentence, John Howard summed up the politics of 2020. “In the end,” the former prime minister said, “the public, when threatened, want their leaders to defend them against the threat.” His observation, made during recent remarks to the Menzies Research Centre, frames the contest between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese heading into what may be an election year.