‘Incredibly disappointing’: Media slammed for lauding Julian Assange as a ‘hero’

Shadow Attorney General Minister Michaelia Cash says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange isn’t a hero. Mr Assange walked free from a UK prison after accepting a plea deal with the US Justice Department. “He is someone who by his very actions put the lives of Australians in danger,” Ms Cash told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “So, quite frankly, to see elements of the press laud him as a hero, as a journalist, as a whistleblower, I find incredibly disappointing.”