That is the Australian Senate question time this afternoon.

I am at my home listening to the radio and to question time in Australia send it from Canberra.

Behaviour of senators in large part is absolutely disgusting and totally disgraceful. At one stage the controller had to call the senate to order seven, yes SEVEN times before any response was forthcoming.

And then we wonder at the disrespect shown in classrooms by children.

The whole atmosphere, outside of the caterwauling and derision across the chamber, tended toward attack and defence.

The atmosphere was awful. It often is.