National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020 Finalist
Prime Minister Scott Morrison sits alone during debate on the encryption legislation in the last sitting week of 2018. At the time he only held the balance of power in the lower house by a very slim margin, and had to rely on the independents on the crossbench to maintain his grip on power. Behind in the polls and facing an election early in the new year, he seemed to have the weight of an entire nation riding on his shoulders.