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

I thank the senator for that question. I know that there are many around the world, and in Australia, who have passionately advocated for Mr Assange and I recognise those parliamentarians who have been part of that advocacy.

Last September, the Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group co-conveners travelled to Washington and they advocated for the incarceration of Mr Assange to end. That is consistent with the position that has been articulated by the Albanese government and that we have been very clear on. We have consistently stated that there is nothing to be served by the ongoing incarceration of Mr Julian Assange.