Morning Mail: what next for Julian Assange, cruel blow for Ticehurst family, Blues blitz Maroons The Wikileaks founder’s wife pleads for privacy as he begins a new life in Australia The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2024
Shorten says NDIS ‘too important for political games’ after bill blocked – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2024
Rudd praises PM's persistence to bring Assange home Senior representations to America over years were crucial in bringing Julian Assange home, ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd says. AAP · Jun 26, 2024
The Legacy of Assange's Prosecution Julian Assange is free, but information isn't. Reason · Jun 26, 2024
Julian Assange has been described as a provocateur – now his father says he just wants to be ‘ordinary’ The WikiLeaks founder is sure to be greeted by lots of media attention when he wakes up on Thursday morning, and not all of it welcome The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2024
Jeremy Corbyn speaks to Julian Assange and praises him for 'what you have endured' ‘You have made everyone who believes in peace, justice and freedom even more determined,’ the former Labour leader said Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2024
Julian Assange Returns To Australia After Plea Deal Julian Assange returns to Australia after plea deal in US court, highlighting his fight for free speech and ongoing support. Top News · Jun 26, 2024
Maybe New Yorkers Don't Want Bowman Progressivism Plus: Inside the failed takeover of the L.P., suspicious stats spread by the surgeon general, and more... Reason · Jun 26, 2024
Julian Assange told Anthony Albanese he ‘saved his life’ after landing in Australia Julian Assange told Anthony Albanese he had “saved his life” in his first phone conversation after his chartered plane’s wheels touched down at Canberra’s RAAF base soon after 7:30pm on Wednesday. The Conversation · Jun 26, 2024
First Thing: Julian Assange walks free After pleading guilty to violating US espionage law in a deal ending an extraordinary 14-year legal saga, the WikiLeaks founder has arrived home in Australia. Plus: Suing big oil for heatwave deaths The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024
Saipan, placid island setting for Assange's last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss Saipan is a relaxed, rural island in the Northern Marianas The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
‘I don’t know who Assange is’: global media circus bemuses sleepy Saipan The tiny US Pacific territory is not used to the spotlight – but all that changed with the WikiLeaks founder’s arrival The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024
Watch: Julian Assange representatives speak to press as WikiLeaks founder returns to Australia Watch as representatives of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a press conference on Wednesday (26 June) upon his return to Australia following a plea deal with the US government. The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
Assange’s return to Australia a ‘huge win for free speech’, says lawyer The family and lawyer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a press conference on Wednesday after his return to his home country of Australia following a plea deal with the US government. Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson described his release as a "huge win for free speech". France 24 · Jun 26, 2024
International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024 WikiLeaks Founder Assange Returns Home A Free Man WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man Wednesday after admitting he revealed US defense secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell.
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia after US legal battle ends WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 Julian Assange’s wife overcome with emotion as he returns to Australia a free man after US plea deal Stella Assange was speaking after her husband landed in the Australian capital of Canberra following a six-hour flight from the island of Saipan, where he pleaded guilty to one charge at a US court under a plea deal which sets him free
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 Watch as Julian Assange lands in Australia after walking free in US plea deal Watch as Julian Assange lands in Australia after walking free on Wednesday 26 June from a court on the US Pacific island territory of Saipan after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law, in a deal that allowed him to head straight home.
AAP · Jun 26, 2024 Assange seeks privacy to adjust to new-found freedom After more than a decade in some form of custody overseas, WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange is back in Australia and will take time to adjust to his new freedom.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2024 ‘He needs time’: wife pleads for privacy as Julian Assange reunited with family after landing in Australia Supporters and family members, including his father, John Shipton, and wife, Stella Assange, gathered in Canberra to welcome him
The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2024 Relentless lobbying and a garden party ambush: how Australia pushed for Julian Assange’s freedom WikiLeaks founder’s release was culmination of years of behind-the-scenes diplomatic lobbying, which got a big boost when Albanese took office
The Conversation · Jun 26, 2024 Julian Assange is free, but curly legal questions about his case remain Today Julian Assange walked out of the Federal Court Building in Saipan, North Marianas Islands, a free man. He pleaded guilty to one count of breaching the US Espionage Act.
AAP · Jun 26, 2024 Assange likely to push for press freedom in Australia Julian Assange has winged his way to Australia and is likely to play a role in pushing for transparency and whistleblower rights after his return.
Latin Times · Jun 26, 2024 Mexican President Obrador Lauds Assange's Release, Says Statue Of Liberty No Longer An 'Empty Symbol' During a press conference held in Mexico, Obrador celebrated Assange's release and thanked the governments and family members who helped get the WikiLeaks founder out of the British high-security prison after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2024 Julian Assange walks free after pleading guilty to US espionage charge in Saipan court US plea deal allows WikiLeaks founder to return to Australia after an extraordinary legal fight spanning more than a decade