‘Annus Horribilis’ was how Queen Elizabeth II described 1992, a tough year at the palace. The Latin term means ‘horrible year’.
28 years on, Her Majesty’s description looks thoroughly modern and exposes a gift for 2020 vision.
There is another term, or word, that is getting a good run this ‘annus’.
It is the Premier Daniel Andrews’ favourite – and it has been rolling off his tongue for some time.
Irrelevant.
I remember it first during the 2018 Victorian State election, during which he used it as a common deflection against arguments for the East West Link.
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