Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I again say we have made clear that we do not believe there is anything to be served by Mr Assange's ongoing incarceration. The Prime Minister and I have both personally expressed this view to the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom. We will engage diplomatically, and we will continue to do what we can to achieve an outcome. But, while we are doing what we can between governments, there are limits until Mr Assange has concluded his legal processes. I have made that very clear on a number of occasions. I appreciate that doesn't suit the assertions you make, but those are the facts, Senator Shoebridge. There are limits on what a government can do in relation to the legal proceedings brought in and by other countries in non-Australian jurisdictions. (Time expired)