European leaders are becoming increasingly concerned about China's crackdown on press freedom after two Australian journalists were forced to leave Beijing.
Simon Fieschi was the first employee the two gunmen encountered when they entered the newspaper's Paris offices.
Danish would-be rocketman Peter Madsen is in prison for killing the Swedish journalist onboard his vessel.
Judge Vanessa Baraitser told Assange that she did not want to hear his case in his absence but that she would be left with no choice if he continued to shout.
Australia could be without journalists in China for some years after the last two were forced out by security fears,but China says they are still welcome.
Two Australian journalists working in China have arrived in Sydney after a diplomatic stand-off in which police demanded interviews with the reporters.
Back in Melbourne in 2010,after Julian Assange had released the infamous US helicopter gunship video,Collateral Murder,he worried about being snatched off the streets.
Turning easy access to news on Facebook into a bargaining chip with policymakers is irresponsible and short-sighted.
National editor Tory Maguire joins China correspondent Eryk Bagshaw to discuss the state of the Sino-Australian relationship.
Parliament's intelligence and security committee has handed down a long-awaited report on risks to press freedom.
"The oxygen is getting thin,and we are all choking but ... keep resisting and keep fighting for our rule of law and freedom,"the bailed media tycoon said.