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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greg Barns on the battle to free Julian Assange

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is facing extradition to the United States after this was given the green light by the British Government. Assange faces charges of espionage over the publication of classified information about US actions in the Iraq War.

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2022

Tasmania set to be first jurisdiction to raise minimum age of children in youth detention

A proposed reform to Tasmanian law is welcomed as a move which could "change the lives of a lot of kids" by keeping them out of prison — but advocates say there is another key issue which must be addressed.

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022

Sydney news: Three residents of south-western Sydney escape 'targeted' shooting unharmed

MORNING BRIEFING: Two men and a woman escape unharmed after a home in the city's south-west is shot at overnight, the same house where a man was hit with bullets last year.

ABC News · May 17, 2022