Scott Morrisonâs five major challenges for 2021 Save Normal text size Advertisement Scott Morrison set a simple rule when he invited cabinet ministers to his Australia Day barbecue this week: wear thongs. The dress code was as relaxed at The Lodge as it was in most parts of the country after a summer that could have been so much worse. Australia avoided a third wave of the pandemic despite the worst fears of doomsayers only weeks ago. But the cycle is not over. The community rolls from lockdown to release, from border bans to booking flights. Scott Morrison cannot be sure which challenge will come next. But there are five big ones for the year ahead.