An enterprising communications student could write a fascinating PhD on the role of spectacles in politics. It would be asinine but so is the politics that it is covering. In such an environment, the trivial can become profound.
We tracked the evolution of Malcolm Turnbull’s spectacles as PM. They would change as his policies swung around. From progressive and feminine to economically dry and masculine.
The same can be said of Anthony Albanese as he feminised his eyewear to appeal to Australia’s disaffected female vote in the lead-up to the last election.
