MANY readers and ABC viewers will see the release of Julian Assange as a victory for human rights and journalistic freedom, and it probably is, but isn't it also a continuation of the old British policy of transporting convicted felons and other politically undesirable people to Australia for seven years or for life?
And, what to do with Julian now that he is back in Australia? How is he to support his family? The answer is as easy as ABC: hard labour, I say, but use his journalistic skills and contacts by putting him to work. The ABC has vacancies for a Media Watch TV presenter, and Phillip Adams' Late Night Live microphone is about to grow cold, offering another position Mr Assange could fill.
