Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today that his government "strongly" opposes the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Assange is the founder of the non-profit publishing and media organization WikiLeaks, which has published classified US and other documents provided to it by anonymous sources.
Assange (52), an Australian citizen, is fighting in the UK to avoid being extradited to the US where he is accused of espionage.
"This has gone on for too long. Enough is enough - enough is enough. We remain very firm with the US government and will continue to do so," said Albanez.
Albanese's ruling centre-left Labor Party has argued since winning the 2022 election that the US should stop looking for Assange.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken contradicted Australia's position on Saturday during a visit, saying Assange was accused of "very serious criminal conduct" for releasing classified US documents more than a decade ago.
"I understand the concerns and the views of Australians. I think it's very important that our friends here understand our concerns about this issue," Blinken told reporters.
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