A global saga seemed to reach an end in Canberra last night. A man hunted by a superpower, loved and loathed by citizens of the world in equal measure, a former prisoner and now a free man, landed at the Fairbairn VIP RAAF airport before the gaze of journalists and supporters.
But Assange's homecoming has been as mysterious as the man himself.
Stella Assange fronted media on Thursday morning with a clear objective - a pardon from the United States president.
