David Norris (Independent)

I support Senator Brian Hayes in his comments on the Intoxicating Liquor Bill. The Leader must agree that it is not the most helpful way to proceed, and it does not assist the efficiency of the House if we get a Bill in the morning and have to debate it in the afternoon. The timescale is unrealistically short.

We have debated the level of crime in the capital city but we need a focused debate on gangland warfare in the city. The situation is getting completely out of hand and many people would like to see clear, specific, targeted action against the operation of gangs. In the last couple of days we had another assassination – the drive-by shooting of a man in Eden Quay. That is the tenth gangland murder so far this year. When will we have a concerted effort to stop the warfare? The apparent growth in the level of violence in the State is regrettable.