The ACT Government has, recently, introduced laws to criminalise patterns of coercive control in relationships, to bring Canberra in line with other states.

This is a good step. Abuse within relationships is not always loud, sometimes it comes with a thousand tiny constrictions that amount to treating another person like a bonsai tree. If you’ve ever seen those kinds of patterns in operation, it’s awful – the isolation and surveillance, love-bombing paired with a loss of autonomy.

This week in Las Vegas, there was an international sporting event with a twist – athletes were encouraged to use FDA-approved performance-enhancing drugs. The competitors look incredible (which, I guess, they are). The event, it is claimed, is ultimately less about the sports – it’s about showcasing an upgraded humanity. Not merely athletes enhanced, but humanity enhanced.