The country has not had a good start to 2020 and neither has the Federal Government.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison felt the community anger firsthand when he visited bushfire ravaged South Coast NSW.

And after his National Press Club address this week, he felt the heat from journalists over the sports rorts saga.

And outlined plans to try to give the Federal Government more powers to deal with natural disasters in the future.

All this as another challenge for the country emerges: coronavirus.

ABC Insiders host David Speers joins Fran and PK for a bumper first episode of The Party Room for 2020.