"If the past 40 years have taught us anything they have surely taught that premature canonisation is an almost certain guarantee of subsequent deep disappointment."

We Aussies used to be laconic in our attitude to those in the news. We now have them as an icon before they fart the next day, after doing something a little special. We had three sports heros till WW2 (Bradman, Lindrum and Phar Lap) Since we have had two million+++ if you want to believe the media. And there is the reason - more shit sells more papers.