Consortium News spoke with three of the leaders of the friends of Assange group in the Australian Parliament about their efforts to free Assange, who is now safely back in Australia.
A cross party group of Australian parliamentarians worked assiduously to get the government to press the United States to drop the case against Assange or to enter into a plea deal, which Assange completed last week. With the WikiLeaks publisher now safely back in Australia, Consortium News spoke with three of the leaders of the friends of Assange group in Parliament: Labor MP Julian Hill; and Greens Senators David Shoebridge and Peter Whish-Wilson about their efforts to free Assange.
Hosts: Cathy Vogan and Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy Vogan. Time: 1 hr, 13 min.
David Shoebridge’s support for the national security apparatus was disturbing to say the least. To govern is to rule over us and that is what they do. No democracy here. Critical thinking is almost entirely absent in Australian politics.