‘Do or die’:MPs launch urgent bid to spare Assange from US extradition

‘Do or die’:MPs launch urgent bid to spare Assange from US extradition

Australian politicians across the political divide have launched a last-ditch bid to prevent Julian Assange from being extradited to the United States.

  • byMatthew Knott

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Trumpist Republicans,left-wing Democrats unite to lobby to free Assange

Trumpist Republicans,left-wing Democrats unite to lobby to free Assange

Unlikely allies have warned US President Joe Biden that he risks damaging the alliance with Australia unless the US abandons its pursuit of Julian Assange.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘Enough is enough’:Albanese talks to Biden about Assange

‘Enough is enough’:Albanese talks to Biden about Assange

The prime minister raised the plight of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with US President Joe Biden at their private dinner and in the Oval Office.

  • byDavid Crowe
United in the States:Assange family pins hopes on Albanese-Biden meeting

United in the States:Assange family pins hopes on Albanese-Biden meeting

Julian Assange’s family is working out of the US to fight his extradition,beseeching lawmakers there for help ahead of a looming meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Joe Biden.

  • byKieran Rooney
Two sides more powerful than one

Two sides more powerful than one

Australians’ unfamiliarity with the Constitution is enabling opponents to mount a scare campaign

Australian MPs meet with controversial Republican congresswoman

Australian MPs meet with controversial Republican congresswoman

Politicians from across the aisle who are trying to secure Julian Assange’s release from prison have met with far-right US politician Marjorie Taylor Greene.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
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Unlikely alliance pleads for Julian Assange’s release in US

Unlikely alliance pleads for Julian Assange’s release in US

With the Wikileaks founder running out of options,politicians from across the aisle in Canberra have met with members of US Congress.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Barnaby Joyce and Monique Ryan agree on two things:the weather and freeing Julian Assange

Barnaby Joyce and Monique Ryan agree on two things:the weather and freeing Julian Assange

Australian MPs from across the political spectrum will travel to Washington to recruit American politicians to the campaign for the WikiLeaks founder’s release.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘He could die in jail’:Labor luminaries urge Albanese to step up Assange efforts

‘He could die in jail’:Labor luminaries urge Albanese to step up Assange efforts

Nine former Labor attorneys-general are calling on the prime minister to intensify his efforts and lobby the United States to end its pursuit of Julian Assange.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘There’s a way to resolve it’:Caroline Kennedy flags Assange plea deal

‘There’s a way to resolve it’:Caroline Kennedy flags Assange plea deal

The US ambassador says she thinks “there absolutely could be a resolution” to Assange’s case,fuelling expectations of a possible plea bargain.

  • byMatthew Knott
Assange ‘endangered lives’:Top official urges Australia to understand US concerns

Assange ‘endangered lives’:Top official urges Australia to understand US concerns

In his strongest comments on the matter,US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Assange had allegedly endangered lives and put US national security at risk.

  • byMatthew Knott