The best chance of sound and honest government returning to Australia will be the emergence of, if not a grand coalition, a ‘triple entente’ between Pauline Hanson, Cory Bernardi and a restored Prime Minister Tony Abbott. This is of crucial importance to the future of the nation.

On this, four rulings have been handed down with their usual air of infallibility by a commentariat too often so wrong on fundamental issues − just think of the politicians’ republic, Turnbull, Brexit and Donald Trump.