In the thumping rejection of the prime minister’s proposal to change the Constitution lie a number of lessons for those who seek to lead and serve this country. And their perfect symbol is the woman of the moment, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.

The first of those is one for state and federal parties of the centre-right: that there is no fait accompli in politics, and that the future is there to be written by those prepared to courageously stand for worthy causes from a position of principle.