Wayne FARNHAM (Narracan) (10:07): I rise today to talk about the truth and the definition of ‘truth’. Truth is the quality or state of being in accordance with the fact or what actually happened. Something is true when it accurately reflects reality. That is the definition of ‘truth’, and it is a shame that in this house the truth is not told. Our very own standing orders state that we cannot use the words ‘liar’ or ‘lie’ because it is ‘unparliamentary’. What if calling out the lie is the truth? It is a fair question. If we are going to be honest in this chamber, then we should be able to use these words. We can use other words like ‘mislead, misinform, misinformation, dishonest, inaccurate, fabricate or spin’ which are all replacing that word. Even this morning the Leader of the House got up and misled this Parliament about us getting rid of public servants, when the government itself has sacked thousands of public servants in accordance with what the Premier stated the other day. I cannot see why we cannot get up in this chamber and call out the truth. The fact of the matter is that this government lied to my community about the West Gippsland Hospital, and that is the truth.