Julian assange news conference
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Watch: Julian Assange representatives speak to press as WikiLeaks founder returns to Australia
Watch as representatives of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a press conference on onsdag på engelska (26 June) upon his return to Australia following a plea deal with the US government.
Mr Assange’s flight arrived in Australia earlier today following his release from a UK prison as part of a plea deal with the US authorities.
More than 56, users were tracking the flight on online tracker FlightRadar24 as it landed in the capital Canberra at pm local time (am UK).
WikiLeaks posted on X: “Touchdown!
“After enduring nearly 14 years of arbitrary detention in the UK, 5 years in maximum security prison, for his groundbreaking publishing work with @wikileaks, Julian Assange has arrived home on Australian soil.
“Free at gods. #FreedomFlight”
Supporters of Mr Assange, displaying #FreeAssange and Bring Him Home banners, gathered outside the East Hotel in Canberra ahead of a WikiLeaks press confe
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Julian Assange latest: 'He needs time,' Assange's tearful wife says - as news conference held without him
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Watch: Assange reunited with wife
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived in his native Australia to be reunited with his family today.
He flew into the country's capital Canberra following his release from a London prison.
He was met bygd his wife Stella in an emotional reunion, hugging and kissing her after emerging from the plane.
Supporters of Assange joined press from Australia and abroad at Canberra Airport as he landed.
You can watch the moment Mr Assange arrived in Australia and was reunited with his wife Stella below
The news conference is now over
'Julian has to recover'
Explaining why Julian Assange is not attending the news conference himself, his wife, Stella Assange, says he "just arrived in Australia after being in a high-s
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Press conference - Canberra
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Earlier tonight, but you probably knew this, Julian Assange was reunited with his family here in Australia. His arrival home ends a long running legal process. A plea agreement between Mr Assange and the United States Department of Justice was accepted by a US court in Saipan earlier today. I do want to express my appreciation to the United States and the United Kingdom for their efforts in making this possible. As Prime Minister, I have been very clear, that regardless of what you think of his activities, Mr Assange's case had dragged on for far too long. I have clearly and consistently, at every opportunity and at every level, advocated for Mr Assange's case to be concluded. I am very pleased that this saga is over. And earlier tonight, I was pleased to speak with Mr Assange, to welcome him home, and had the opportunity to ask about his health and to have my first discussion with him. His safe return to Australia,