July
Why Britain’s new PM could hold the key to Jimmy Lai’s freedom
Keir Starmer cut his teeth as a barrister at the same firm as Australian human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, who is fighting for the release of Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai.
- Gus McCubbing and Hannah Wootton
June
Don’t trade free speech for iron ore, jailed HK mogul’s son warns
Sebastien Lai wants the Albanese government to pressure China to release his pro-democracy father Jimmy Lai.
- Andrew Tillett
The secret breakthroughs that freed Assange
Legal proceedings against the notorious whistleblower ended after a long and delicate fight in the highest offices on three continents.
- Andrew Tillett
Assange row erupts; Law firms boom; Meet Australia’s priciest lawyer
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Political row erupts over ‘hero’s welcome’ for Assange
The opposition says it is inappropriate for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to have spoken to Julian Assange after Assange’s arrival in Canberra on Wednesday.
- Andrew Tillett
‘You saved my life’: Assange thanks PM, lands in Australia
Julian Assange has personally thanked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for championing his freedom after he touched down in Canberra on Wednesday.
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- Andrew Tillett
Assange ‘won’t be silenced’ after guilty plea deal
Julian Assange is officially a free man, with the WikiLeaks founder now a convicted felon after pleading guilty in a remote US Pacific island courthouse.
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- Andrew Tillett
Inflation spikes to 4pc; RBA’s housing warning; Star’s new CEO
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Julian Assange to seek pardon after 15-year legal battle comes to close
The WikiLeaks founder will plead guilty to a single count of illegally disseminating US national security material and could return to Australia within days.
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- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Citizen Assange’s hero claim is forever tainted
WikiLeaks mainly benefited Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Russian intelligence. That leaves Julian Assange’s claim to be a hero of press freedom forever tainted.
- The AFR View
- Analysis
- WikiLeaks
Julian Assange never accepted the ethics of journalism
Drawing support from the far left and right, the Wikileaks founder was more international political actor than reporter.
- Aaron Patrick
A timeline of Julian Assange’s legal saga
A deal has brought an abrupt end to an extraordinary legal saga that has raised novel issues of national security, press freedoms, politics and diplomacy.
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- Charlie Savage
- Opinion
- Julian Assange
Assange plea deal has echoes of David Hicks
Julian Assange’s release is not the first time a US president has done such a favour for an Australian prime minister.
- Phillip Coorey
May
Assange wins right to appeal extradition to US
It could be many months until the appeal is heard, and then that decision could be taken to the UK Supreme Court.
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- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
High Court might rule on Assange extradition
Two judges at the High Court in London are set to rule on whether the court is satisfied by US assurances that Julian Assange, 52, would not face the death penalty.
- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
March
‘His health is very risky’: Assange’s brother fears for his life
After returning from London and Washington, where he fought for US political support, the brother of Julian Assange warned the health of the imprisoned Wikileaks founder is declining.
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- Tom Richardson
Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US
London’s High Court said the US must provide further assurances by April 16 that Julian Assange would not face the death penalty.
- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
February
Assange too sick to attend last-ditch bid to halt US extradition
The imprisoned Australian founder of Wikileaks did not attend a high-stakes court hearing in London. But his supporters turned out in force.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
PM’s support for Assange wins praise from jailed Aussie’s wife
Ahead of a make-or-break court hearing next week, Stella Assange says she hopes Australia’s political track record will sway her husband’s American pursuers.
- Hans van Leeuwen
November 2023
New Origin offer; PwC’s political gift; Microsoft’s great escape
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