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‘Enough is enough’: Albanese talks to Biden about Assange [1]

['David Crowe']

Date: 2023-10-27

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has raised the plight of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in talks this week with United States President Joe Biden, stepping up efforts to find a way to release the Australian from jail.

Albanese discussed Assange in his private talks in Washington DC after making public calls in recent months for a resolution to the US charges against him for releasing state secrets.

Julian Assange in 2017. Credit: AP

The talks came as Assange’s brother, Gabriel Shipton, told this masthead that he feared for his brother’s life because of the impact of the detention on his mental health.

Shipton joined protestors outside the White House this week to raise awareness of the case at the same time Biden hosted Albanese at the residence.

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[1] Url: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/enough-is-enough-albanese-talks-to-biden-about-assange-20231027-p5efkd.html

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