Civil libertarian accused of 'bleating'

A public spat has erupted between the nation's top civil libertarian and Queensland's attorney-general over new anti-bikie gang laws.

Australian Council for Civil Liberties president Terry O'Gorman has called Jarrod Bleijie 'a disgrace' and says he 'doesn't give a rat's' about the high office he holds.

He's accused the attorney-general of rushing through laws that threaten freedom of association, without consultation or scrutiny.

The attorney-general has hit back, accusing Mr O'Gorman of 'bleating' about the new laws because he didn't get his way.

He even suggested Mr O'Gorman may have contributed to the problems Queensland is now facing.

'I took the view parliament should deal with the matter as soon as possible,' Mr Bleijie said on Wednesday.

'People are sick and tired of the likes of Mr O'Gorman bleating every time he (Mr O'Gorman) doesn't like something the government is doing because he didn't get his way.

'Well, he had his way for the last 20 years and that's in essence some of the issues we have now and we are trying to fix.'

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Civil libertarian accused of 'bleating'

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