Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

That clause was in the draft that the Leader of the Opposition was provided with on Friday. It is in the draft that the Leader of the Opposition has been provided with today. Clearly, it is the government's view in instructing the drafting of these amendments that governments can make arrangements between them that are honoured by both sides. We have made an arrangement with Malaysia, which it has freely entered into, and, frankly, apart from being insulting to our friends in Malaysia, there is no reason to assume that Malaysia would not honour the obligations it has freely entered into.

At the end of the day, I do not ask the Leader of the Opposition to endorse the arrangement with Malaysia. I understand that he is opposed to it.

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