The Labor caucus spent the early part of its week talking about Mark Latham. Or to put it another way: after two months off work and a stonking electoral mandate, Anthony Albanese’s team couldn’t find anything better to do than talk about themselves.

Are they being serious? They resolved to condemn the seedy revelations and allegations involving their former federal leader by adding a small plaque next to his portrait in their caucus room. “In 2017 Mark Latham was expelled from the Australian Labor Party and banned for life,” the plaque is reported to read. “His actions do not accord with Labor values and fail to meet the standards we expect and demand.”