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Stella Morris the wife of Julian Assange talks to the media outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, in April 2022
THE family of jailed journalist Julian Assange is hopeful that the newly elected Australian government will pave the way for his release and return to his home country.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has previously expressed his support for the WikiLeaks founder, who has spent the last three years in London’s Belmarsh prison.
In February last year, he said that “enough is enough,” adding that “he can’t see what’s served by keeping [Assange] incarcerated.” Mr Albanese is also a signatory to the Bring Julian Assange Home petition.
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