Notoriously, the very brief tenure as Liberal Party leader of Alexander Downer came to a shuddering halt in January 1995 following an unfortunate and, even in those days long ago, politically incorrect, attempt at humour.

According to Wiki,  ‘a damaging incident emerged from a formal dinner attended by Downer. While promoting the Liberal slogan The Things That Matter, in a reference to abusing husbands, Downer quipped that the party’s domestic violence policy would accordingly be named The Things That Batter’.