Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie turned up to parliament for the final sitting week of the year brandishing a yellow 'Barney Army' shirt for the cameras.
The return of leader Barnaby Joyce, following an easy win in the New England over the weekend, would bolster "team spirit" within the coalition, she confidently predicted.
"I think having him back on the ground, in Canberra and back in the party room will do a lot for our team spirit and to bring us back together," Senator McKenzie told reporters on Monday.
It was now up to the government to deliver stability and unity.
The final Ipsos-Fairfax poll for the year reveals seven out of 10 voters want an end to leadership instability in Canberra.
They think elected prime ministers should govern for a full-term rather than be dumped before an election.
That result was no surprise to crossbench senator David Leyonhjelm who always thought changing prime ministers midstream was unpopular.
"I think prime ministers are expected to lead the country, expected to serve the full term," he said.
"All the talk about replacing Turnbull is very destructive when it's coming from the Liberals and Nationals and obviously self-serving when it's coming from the opposition."
But Greens senator Andrew Bartlett thinks "100 per cent" of Australians would prefer a change of government, not just a Liberal leader.
The poll found Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (32 per cent) is more popular than Malcolm Turnbull (29 per cent).
The latest Newspoll, also published on Monday, shows Mr Turnbull extending his lead as preferred prime minister - 39-33 per cent - over Labor leader Bill Shorten.
The coalition also pegged back Labor's lead to 53-47 per cent after preferences.
Economic data this week could also add to his positive tone with the national accounts expected to show growth running at a healthy rate of more than three per cent.
There is also the great unknown about what the citizenship disclosures will throw up when they are published for senators on Monday and MPs later in the week.
Mr Turnbull is confident no other coalition members will be sucked into the citizenship fiasco but is adamant he will use government numbers to unilaterally refer Labor MPs who are in doubt to the High Court.
