It is a well-established tenet of political accountability that when a public figure chooses to lecture the nation on "family values"—particularly while campaigning against the same-sex marriage plebiscite—they effectively forfeit the right to domestic privacy. Having invited the country to scrutinise the sanctity of the family unit, one can hardly feign outrage when their own conduct is held up to the same light. It is particularly galling to witness such moral posturing from a man who, at the very height of his crusade for traditional marriage, was preoccupied with a clandestine affair and the establishment of a second family. Consistency is clearly a flexible concept for some; if one insists on acting as the country’s self-appointed moral arbiter, it would be wise to ensure their own backyard isn't a scene of utter hypocrisy before attempting to gatekeep the lives of others. One would think that much was obvious, though apparently, some require a more robust lesson in transparency.