‘Long push’ from government to ‘get Julian Assange back’ to Australia

Sky News Senior Political Reporter Trudy McIntosh says there has been a “long push” from the Australian government to “get Julian Assange back” to Australia following reports he has agreed to a plea deal with the Biden administration. United States news outlets have reported that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to a plea deal with the Biden administration, which would allow him to avoid imprisonment in America. “There’s been a long push from Anthony Albanese himself, the Parliament, a cross-party delegation to try and get Julian Assange back to Australia,” Ms McIntosh told Sky News Australia.