Assange’s defiant gesture on return as wife asks for time to recover

Assange’s defiant gesture on return as wife asks for time to recover

Stella Assange says her husband needs time to recover but also signalled the start of a campaign for a presidential pardon.

  • byMatthew Knott,David Crowe andPaul Sakkal

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‘Nothing to be ashamed of’:Lawyers defiant as Assange heads to Australia

‘Nothing to be ashamed of’:Lawyers defiant as Assange heads to Australia

The WikiLeaks founder’s conviction has put journalists around the world at risk of imprisonment for doing their jobs,Julian Assange’s lawyers have warned.

  • byMatthew Knott andLisa Visentin
The dark footnote in the history of tiny island where Assange was freed

The dark footnote in the history of tiny island where Assange was freed

After 14 years,the many twists and turns of Julian Assange’s legal woes were finally decided on Saipan – a little-known Pacific island.

  • byLisa Visentin
‘He did the right thing’:Assange’s father ready for reunion

‘He did the right thing’:Assange’s father ready for reunion

Assange’s father,John Shipton,arrived in Canberra on Tuesday night in the hope he could embrace his son on Australian soil for the first time in 15 years.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘Miscarriage of justice’:Condemnation in sections of the US to Assange plea deal

‘Miscarriage of justice’:Condemnation in sections of the US to Assange plea deal

Former Republican vice president Mike Pence said the plea deal was a “miscarriage of justice”,while candidate and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy jr said he was “overjoyed”.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
The three words that led to freedom for Julian Assange
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The three words that led to freedom for Julian Assange

The high-stakes hide-and-seek game is coming to a dramatic conclusion,with both Julian Assange and the US government getting what they need.

  • byMatthew Knott
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‘We’re overjoyed’:Assange’s family counts down to his return after plea deal with US

‘We’re overjoyed’:Assange’s family counts down to his return after plea deal with US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to arrive in Australia as early as Wednesday night,bringing a sudden end to his long-running legal saga and delighting his relatives and supporters.

  • byMatthew Knott
Julian Assange and I once campaigned to save the Fitzroy Pool. Now my old friend is coming home
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Julian Assange and I once campaigned to save the Fitzroy Pool. Now my old friend is coming home

I’ve known Julian for three decades. For nearly half that time,he has been denied his freedom. That he will finally be able to come home and spend time with his wife and young children,is almost overwhelming.

  • bySuelette Dreyfus
The campaign to free Assange is over. The public argument about him is not

The campaign to free Assange is over. The public argument about him is not

The campaign to free Julian Assange has reached a dramatic final moment. A moment that will divide opinion just as much as every other phase in his remarkable life.

  • byDavid Crowe
After 12 years,freeing Julian Assange was long overdue

After 12 years,freeing Julian Assange was long overdue

Julian Assange’s sorry saga finally looks to be nearly over after vexing governments on multiple continents for more than a decade.

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I’m relieved for Julian Assange. I’m also deeply concerned
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I’m relieved for Julian Assange. I’m also deeply concerned

My own prison ordeal gave me a taste of what Assange may be feeling. He’s out – but the chilling effect on press freedom remains.

  • byPeter Greste