Derek McDowell (Labour)

I wish to say, in the best humour, that a group of people announced they had an alliance against ASBOs and all of the usual NGOs came galloping out of the woodwork and said they were against them too. We then had the usual pitched battle on a battlefield which has nothing to do with reality.

I wish to explain to Senator Norris what we are dealing with in this legislation. Imagine if everyday Senator Norris left his house and a neighbour stood beside him as he left and said he was a disgrace, was this, that or the other and made disparaging remarks about his lifestyle. The neighbour went out to the back garden when Senator Norris was there with friends and spoke to him over the wall, saying that he objected to him, found him disgusting and so forth.