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'Chilling' precedent as Assange heads home

Many are celebrating as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange heads home, but politicians warn the conditions of his release set an alarming precedent.

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Julian Assange was isolated for more than a decade. Here’s what that does to the body and mind

Anyone who lived through the COVID pandemic would likely understand that even a small period of isolation can cause physical and mental stress.

The Conversation

Julian Assange: Stella Assange says WikiLeaks founder needs time to ‘let our family be a family’ before speaking publicly – as it happened

Stella Assange says husband needs time to recuperate after arriving in Australia following plea deal with US

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A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The drawn-out legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has concluded with his guilty plea to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets

The Independent UK

Julian Assange Pleads Guilty In Wikileaks Case, Avoids Prison Time

Julian Assange pleads guilty to conspiring to obtain and disclose national defense information, avoiding prison time and returning to Australia. Legal batt...

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Finally free: Julian Assange’s last stop

The WikiLeaks founder will enter a single guilty plea on a remote island before being free to return to Australia, and an energy market report shows we need to ramp up renewables production.

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Julian Assange walks free after making deal with US to plead guilty in remote Pacific island court

Sentencing ends more than a decade of legal struggles between US government and an activist once condemned by Joe Biden as ‘closer to a high-tech terrorist’

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Morning Mail: Dutton’s policy on the run revealed, university job cuts warning, Assange to face court

Emissions target dumped after a mistake in a newspaper interview, Guardian Australia understands; staff fear job losses over student caps

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Politicians warned against taking advantage of Qantas compensation payments – as it happened

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Julian Assange has been in the headlines for almost two decades. Here’s why he’s such a significant public figure

“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance” is a famous quotation usually attributed to Thomas Jefferson, a founder of US democracy.

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Watch: Julian Assange lands on Pacific island after release from prison

Watch as Julian Assange arrives at Saipan International Airport in the Northern Mariana Islands for his court hearing to plead guilty to violating US espionage law following his release from prison in the UK on Tuesday, 25 June.

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Iraq to NSA spying: The biggest revelations by Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks unearthed documents ranging from conflicts within the US Democrats to toxic waste dumping in West Africa.

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‘It’s been a hard journey’: Julian Assange supporters celebrate his release

Dedicated group who held vigils and protests for WikiLeaks founder feel ‘tremendous sense of achievement’

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The Guardian view on the WikiLeaks plea deal: good for Julian Assange, not journalism

Editorial: This case remains alarming despite his release. The battle for press freedom must be vigorously pursued

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Assange to land in Australia for first time since jail

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to arrive in Australia after clearing his last legal obstacle and securing his freedom.

Evening Standard

A cult, homelessness and a teenage marriage: the extraordinary life of Julian Assange

After a fourteen year legal battle, Julian Assange is a free man. Emma Loffhagen reports on the Wikileaks founder’s tumultuous life

The Guardian - UK

From a plea deal to a 2am prison call: how Julian Assange finally gained freedom

A lawyer’s offer, a judgment that foretold years of legal wrangling, and diplomatic pressure all played a part in the release of the WikiLeaks founder

Evening Standard

Assange free in US plea deal & London’s soaring beer price ...The Standard podcast

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