'Totally mendacious' but no pants on fire in the House

By Judith Ireland
Updated April 18 2018 - 10:42pm, first published November 1 2012 - 3:00am

In the genteel, Pimms and croquet world of Parliament House, some things are simply not done. For example, there is no skinny dipping in the water features. There is no jelly wrestling in the Great Hall. And you can't call someone a ''liar''.

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