What is said in public life is not always a lie, where black is presented as white.

Sometimes, the truth is told, clearly and concisely.

Other times, nothing much is said at all.

Speaking to the ABC on 18 May 2021, the shadow Assistant Treasurer, Labor’s Stephen Jones, shows us that mush is an official language:

Yes, we do have to learn to ensure that we are reducing the downside and the impact and mortality, the horrible mortality that is associated with its transmission, that involves the vaccine rollout, that involves the quarantine arrangement, and that involves a clear communication for a plan about what it looks like moving forward and I listened closely to an interview that Jane Halton gave where she made it clear that in her view, we could be doing this on an annual basis. So a clear conversation with the Australian people about what this looks like moving forward. We’re not having that at the moment.

Who would have thought?