David Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, there are global concerns about the precedent this case would set if the USA is able to try a foreign citizen for journalism, with the former UN special rapporteur on torture saying, 'If Julian Assange is convicted, it will be a death sentence for freedom of the press.' What assurance will you give Australian journalists that this government will not be bullied by the US into handing over a journalist from Australia for prosecution there?