PM Albanese set for White House talks with Biden Anthony Albanese will make an official visit to the US capital next week for talks on climate, jobs and global security with President Joe Biden. AAP · Oct 20, 2023
Craig Murray: I was detained under terror laws after Palestine protest FORMER diplomat Craig Murray has told how he was detained under draconian anti-terror laws after attending a pro-Palestine protest. The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2023
Matt Taibbi on the Twitter Files, Julian Assange, and Donald Trump "After Trump, everybody's tolerance for exploring different points of view kind of dried up," says the star Substack writer. Reason · Oct 17, 2023
Roger Waters ‘spent 30 minutes reading from unpublished memoir’ during ‘awkward’ London show Controversial musician apparently scolded hecklers and ‘ranted about Julian Assange’ during performance described by critics as ‘uncomfortable’ The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023
'You hypocrites': Aust MPs tell US Assange case could set precedent abroad Cheng Lei's detention raised in cross-party mission to free Assange. The Canberra Times · Sep 30, 2023
Home Office admits failings after Julian Assange’s friend dies in Belmarsh prison following deportation threat Exclusive: Manoel Santos had lived in the UK for 20 years and was kept in high-security prison on immigration powers The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
OPINION - Press freedom does not exist while my husband Julian Assange is in jail We must defend the right to offend. The most important aspect of the right to offend is the one that confronts those in power with the truths that they most eagerly wish to conceal. Without this right, the powerful become untouchable. Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023
Friends call Julian Assange imprisonment ‘outrageous’ at bike protest Riders set off from Belmarsh Prison before passing through several major London landmarks. The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023
Afternoon Update: UN warns climate inaction has ‘opened gates to hell’; Frydenberg won’t contest election; and a new review website for subpar rentals Meanwhile, Twitter has been ranked the worst of five major tech platforms for spreading climate change misinformation The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2023
Australian MPs lobby US for Julian Assange to come home Members of the Greens, Liberals, Labor, the Nationals and independents have joined forces to urge the US to end persecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. AAP · Sep 20, 2023
The Australia-US alliance has long gone unchallenged. The delegation to free Julian Assange changes that The Australian politicians pushing for Assange’s release represents a rare crack in the wall of bipartisan support for the sacrosanct alliance The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023
Donald Trump Jr backs Russell Brand after comedian is accused of sexual assault Mr Trump Jr shared a picture of his father Donald Trump in an Instagram post backing Brand The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
Australian politicians to travel to US to call for release of Julian Assange More than 60 federal politicians will travel to Washington next week to meet with members of the US Congress. The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
Morning Mail: Qantas and soft power influence, MPs’ plea to free Assange, Earth risks ‘heart attack’ Airline’s main regulators are also members of the airline’s Chairman’s Lounge; poll tracker shows no campaign ahead in all states The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2023 Julian Assange: more than 60 Australian MPs urge US to let WikiLeaks founder walk free Exclusive: MPs from major parties say continued extradition and prosecution would be ‘unjust’ and lead to an ‘outcry’ in Australia
The Conversation · Sep 8, 2023 View from The Hill: Australia's bid for Julian Assange's freedom presents formidable problems for Joe Biden In his relatively brief time as prime minister, Anthony Albanese has had very extensive contact with US President Joe Biden. According to the prime minister’s office, Albanese has had four formal meetings with him, plus two Quad meetings, and several other less formal discussions. They’ll rub shoulders again at the…
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 All we know about HMP Wandsworth as terror suspect Daniel Khalife escapes ‘by clinging to food delivery van’ Escape is ‘at best’ a ‘catastrophic systems failure’ – but is ‘not entirely surprising’, says prison’s ex-security chief
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023 Australian MPs travel to US to call for end to pursuit of Julian Assange extradition WikiLeaks founder in the midst of appealing UK’s decision to agree to extradite him
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The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2023 Australian MPs to lobby US to drop Julian Assange prosecution or risk ‘very dangerous’ precedent for Russia and China Cross-party delegation of Australian politicians to travel to US in attempt to build momentum against extraditing WikiLeaks founder
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023 Australian lawmakers head to US to lobby against efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Assange A group of Australian lawmakers say they will travel to Washington this month to lobby the United States to abandon its efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2023 Push for inquiry into flights decision succeeds – as it happened This blog is now closed.
The Conversation · Aug 3, 2023 A rocky diplomatic road: Julian Assange's hopes of avoiding extradition take a blow as US pushes back WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s hopes of avoiding extradition to the United States, where he’s charged with espionage and computer misuse offences, have taken a blow.
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023 Australia's prime minister stands firm against the US on WikiLeaks founder's prosecution Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government is standing firm against the United States over the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023 Labor to meet Greens over housing bill – as it happened This blog is now closed.