Penny Wong gives PM ‘full credit’ for Julian Assange advocacy
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has given “full credit” to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for leading the advocacy on the Julian Assange matter.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to Australia as a free man after pleading guilty to espionage in a plea deal to secure his release.
“What we believed was this matter had dragged on too long – that we needed to advocate on his behalf,” Ms Wong told Sky News Australia.
“We’re really pleased that last night we saw Mr Assange reunited with his family, and full credit to the Prime Minister who’s led the advocacy on this matter.”
Penny Wong gives PM ‘full credit’ for Julian Assange advocacy