Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The Gillard government stands by its position that we do not want Australia to become a safe haven for criminals, that we take our international anticrime cooperation role seriously and that we are committed to maintaining our international obligations to protect human rights, nor would an Australian government extradite a person for conduct that was not a criminal offence in Australia. That is why we are opposing this disallowance. The UAE and Australia share a strong interest in a stable and secure Middle East and Gulf region and have a shared strategic view on regional security.