In a perfectly executed version of The Streisand Effect, in which attempting to suppress something not many would have known about draws far, far more attention to it, Gina Rinehart has ignited the barely concealed giggles of Aussies this week by demanding that an unflattering portrait of her likeness be removed from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia. The portrait was then shared thousands of times on the internet, stoking a flurry of outrage, the mad tapping of social media commenters, and the schadenfreude of anti-mining activists. And the gallery said no.

The admittedly not-so-flattering artwork, by Archibald-prize-winning artist Vincent Namatjira, is graced with a collection of flabby chin........

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