‘Annus Horribilis’ was how Queen Elizabeth II described 1992, a tough year at the palace.  The Latin term means ‘horrible year’. 

28 years on, Her Majesty’s description looks thoroughly modern and exposes a gift for 2020 vision. 

There is another term, or word, that is getting a good run this ‘annus’. 

It is the Premier Daniel Andrews’ favourite – and it has been rolling off his tongue for some time. 

Irrelevant. 

I remember it first during the 2018 Victorian State election, during which he used it as a common deflection against arguments for the East West Link.