Good morning. Julian Assange’s brother says Anthony Albanese must “up the ante” on attempts to bring the WikiLeaks founder back to Australia, comparing the case to the successful return of Australian Cheng Lei from China. Assange remains in a London prison fighting an extradition order to the US. On his recent trip to the United States, the PM did raise the long-running case with the president, Joe Biden, – but has since said Biden “doesn’t interfere” with the US justice department.
Meanwhile, the squeeze on tenants around Australia is continuing as the number of available properties for rent has fallen to a record low. And tributes are pouring in after the death of Matthew Perry, the actor who brought Friends’ sarcastic and neurotic Chandler Bing to life.
