A mere five days have passed since Josh Frydenberg was feted for his robust Sky News documentary on antisemitism in Australia. Its weighty and important subject aside, giving that man a microphone was always going to have repercussions.

We’re talking here about an addict, starved. A few days featuring prominently in the national conversation would have been like a puff of pure oxygen to his brain, awakening urges and impulses recently set aside.