Julian Assange’s supporters call on Australian government to provide update on talks with US

Julian Assange supporters at a rally in Melbourne on 8 October. The Australian government has been in talks with US over the Wikileaks founder’s release if he is extradited. Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPA

Julian Assange’s supporters have called on the Australian government to reveal whether it is making progress in talks with the US to secure the release of the WikiLeaks co-founder as he fights his extradition from the UK.

The request comes after the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, said the case against the Australian citizen had “gone on long enough” but cited private talks with the Biden administration as a reason for not commenting further.