Julian Assange

About 90,000 people attended pro-Palestine rally, NSW police say NSW police are holding a press conference in Sydney after a march across Sydney Harbour Bridge was stopped due to safety concerns. The acting deputy commissioner Peter McKenna says police estimate 90,000 people took part in the protest: At points today…

If the State Department’s arguments prevail in FOIA litigation, the truth about US action against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks journalists will never be known By Stefania Maurizi Published: 24 Jun 2025 12:00 It is one year since WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange became a free man again. When he addressed the…

Is it possible that a public authority destroyed the email account of a lead lawyer assigned to a high-profile and controversial legal case, while the case was still ongoing? And that for more than six years, that authority refused to undertake adequate searches as to who, when, why and how…

We live in a post-WikiLeaks world. We now take it for granted that, say, the horrors occurring in Gaza will be shared with us, independent of official messaging. On the other hand, the surveillance state feels so entrenched it rarely seems to elicit more than a shrug from the general…

Many may consider Australia a distant country with little significant news. But several big news events here, from the Wakeley church stabbing to the social media ban for under 16s and Lidia Thorpe's outburst at King Charles, made international headlines in 2024. "Many of Australia's major news events in 2024,…

By Philip Maina 1 month agoFri Dec 06 2024 10:17:37 Reading Time: 2 minutes OridnalsBot is inscribing WikiLeaks’ Afghan War Logs on the Bitcoin blockchain OrdinalsBot is conducting the process with the help of other Bitcoiners pseudonymously known as Project Spartacus The process is supported by Gabriel Shipton, Julian Assange’s…

WikiLeaks, led by Julian Assange, is launching Project Spartacus to protect 76,911 secret documents about the war in Afghanistan. These documents, which expose U.S. military actions, civilian casualties, and interrogation methods, will be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain. This ensures they can never be erased or hidden. Why It Matters…

Key posts 1 of 4 Pinned post from yesterday 6.45pm What we covered today By Lachlan Abbott Thanks for reading today’s live national news blog. This is where we’ll end today’s coverage. To conclude, here’s a look back at the major stories today: Julian Assange woke up in Australia today…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information, ending a yearslong legal battle and allowing him to return home a free man for the first time since 2012. He entered the plea Wednesday morning at a court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a…

U.S. officials pledged not to pursue the death penalty against Julian Assange if he’s extradited from the UK to face charges related to his publication of documents highly embarrassing to the U.S. government, according to a report from Australia’s ABC News Tuesday. But that will be cold comfort to some…