This article traces the major political issues in the 18 months since the election in July 2016. The period has been marked by the government’s inability to fully develop a program which meets the political wishes of both Coalition parties. It is clear from the polls that the Turnbull government is unpopular falling behind Labor as the preferred government for the last 18 polls conducted by Newspoll. At the same time，however，Turnbull remains as the preferred Prime Minister over his rival，Bill Shorten of the Labor Party. We are now at the mid-point of the Turnbull government and it is clear that the Coalition needs to gain more traction with their policies if they are to prevent Labor from winning the next election，due in 2019. The following sections outline major policy issues that have dominated the 45^th Parliament，specifically economic policy，energy policy，marriage equality，and education policies. The final section deals with a constitutional issue which has seen six members of Parliament lose their seats as a result of maintaining dual citizenship，and at the time of writing it is likely that more members of Parliament will also lose their seats.