Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has said he stands by his previous comments opposing the ongoing pursuit of the WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange.
But when asked on Monday whether he had spoken with Joe Biden about the US push to extradite Assange from the UK, Albanese indicated he would pursue the issue out of the public glare. The US is seeking to try Assange in connection with the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents about the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as diplomatic cables.
