Tuesday, 3 March 2026

 Wayne FARNHAM (Narracan) (13:57): What is the meaning of ‘misspeak’? It is to say something wrong. You can misspeak by pronouncing someone’s name incorrectly or you can misspeak by saying something that accidentally offends someone. Sometimes when politicians are called out on the controversial things they say, they claim to have misspoken. But what is the meaning of ‘mislead’? It is to cause someone to believe something untrue or to have the wrong impression, often through deliberate deception, false information or omission. So what is it that the Attorney-General did? Do you think it was misspeak or mislead? Maybe it was misinterpret, maybe misrepresent or maybe misappropriate – plenty of them she could be responsible for. The fact of the matter is the Attorney-General got up in this chamber last week and, according to her, misspoke. I believe the Attorney-General only admitted her mistake when she was called out by Victoria Police. In my opinion the Attorney-General deliberately misled. So to the Attorney-General I say this: checkpoint. Sorry, I misspoke – checkmate.