Wife says treatment of Julian Assange ‘inhuman and cruel’ The treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been described by his wife as "inhuman and cruel" as he continues to be held in prison. The New Daily · Apr 26, 2023
Treatment of Julian Assange ‘inhuman and cruel’, wife says Stella Assange said her husband’s physical condition is deteriorating by the day. The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
Nicholas Goldberg: Whistleblower or traitor? How to think about Jack Teixeira and the Pentagon leaks The law is clear. If you mishandle, distribute or disclose classified information you can get in big trouble. In the worst cases, as with Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman who has been accused of divulging top secret national security documents, you can be arrested, charged under the Espionage… Los Angeles Times · Apr 24, 2023
Penny Wong defines Australia’s foreign policy – all the way with the USA Penny Wong responded to her critics by laying out the role Australia must play in the world as she sees it, in order to shape the future. The New Daily · Apr 19, 2023
From Ellsberg to Assange: Jack Teixeira joins list of alleged leakers The subject matter may differ but the US government has been relentless in pursuing those accused of national security leaks The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2023
Assange imprisonment has gone on for too long: Wong Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the government will continue to press for the release of Australian journalist Julian Assange. The New Daily · Apr 17, 2023
The latest saga of revealed U.S. secrets stirs memories of past legendary leaks Call them whistleblowers or traitors, call their actions conscientious or unconscionable, the people who decide on their own to share classified material have often altered the course of events. WEKU · Apr 15, 2023
The Pentagon leak that landed on a chat forum about Minecraft exposes an unavoidable weakness in US national security The leak of highly classified Pentagon documents has forced defence officials into the online worlds of gamers, meme lords and their leagues of followers, and exposed an unavoidable weakness in US national security. ABC News · Apr 13, 2023
Editorial: Once again, the US reels from classified data leaks. This time, Ukraine’s at stake The gaping holes that Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden poked into what America assumed were secure, firewalled troves of classified data taught Washington a sobering lesson about the importance of keeping secrets leakproof. Chicago Tribune · Apr 12, 2023
Afternoon Update: Liberal fallout over voice continues; Julian Assange’s big boost from Canberra; and an AI news reader debuts Shadow attorney general Julian Lesser quits opposition frontbench to support yes campaign for Indigenous voice The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2023
Australian MPs call on US to drop Assange extradition On the fourth anniversary of Julian Assange's arrest, Australian MPs and senators have written to the US government calling for extradition proceedings to end. AAP · Apr 11, 2023
Dozens of Australian politicians urge US to abandon Julian Assange extradition In open letter, 48 MPs and senators warn ‘closest strategic ally’ that pursuit of WikiLeaks founder ‘set a dangerous precedent’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2023
Parliamentarians write to ask US to drop extradition proceedings against Assange Labour MP Richard Burgon organised the letter, which has been given the support of MPs and members of the House of Lords from six parties. The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
Russian embassy shares AI-generated image of Julian Assange in prison The Russian Embassy in Kenya shared an image on Twitter on April 6 showing an exhausted-looking Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, who has been incarcerated in the United Kingdom since 2019. However, it turns out that one of his supporters generated the image using artificial intelligence. France 24 · Apr 10, 2023
ABC News · Apr 5, 2023 The Loop: Mexico's president criticises Trump charges, drug dealer pleads guilty over Michael K Williams's death, Cash App founder Bob Lee fatally stabbed — as it happened The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023 Afternoon Update: Liberals give ‘resounding no’ to voice; Cleo Smith’s abductor jailed; and Trump’s post-arrest rally Peter Dutton has confirmed the Liberal party will campaign against the Indigenous voice proposal
The New Daily · Apr 4, 2023 Australian envoy visits Julian Assange in UK prison Australia's new high commissioner to the UK, Stephen Smith, is the first consular visitor jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has received since 2019.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2023 Greens claim opposition leader ‘trying to ignite a culture war’ – as it happened This blog is now closed.
AAP · Apr 4, 2023 PM urged Australian envoy to visit Assange in UK prison Australia's new high commissioner to the UK, Stephen Smith, is the first consular visitor jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has received since 2019.
ABC News · Apr 4, 2023 High Commissioner Stephen Smith visits Julian Assange in prison as NGO Reporters Without Borders turned away Australia's High Commissioner to the UK visits Julian Assange inside Belmarsh Prison as the WikiLeaks founder asks what the Albanese government is doing to secure his release.
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023 Decision to not allow press freedom organisation to visit Assange ‘shameful’ Next week will mark four years since Assange was taken to HMP Belmarsh from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
The New Daily · Apr 1, 2023 ‘Glimmers of hope’: Australian envoy to visit Julian Assange in prison High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Stephen Smith is to visit jailed Australian, Julian Assange, in custody. The Wikileaks founder continues to face
ABC News · Mar 31, 2023 Australia's new High Commissioner to the UK, Stephen Smith, speaks on Julian Assange, AUKUS and climate change Stephen Smith reveals he will be the first Australian High Commissioner to visit Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in prison, as he sits down with the ABC upon commencing his new role in London.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2023 Penny Wong moves to dampen expectation of breakthrough in Julian Assange case Foreign minister warns of ‘limits to what diplomacy can achieve’ in efforts to bring Assange home
AAP · Mar 19, 2023 MP renews call for Assange release on war anniversary Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War it is 'unconscionable' for the United States to pursue charges against Julian Assange.