From Pearls & Irritations: ‘Julian Assange may no longer be behind bars, but his conviction casts a shadow over press freedom and the safety of journalists everywhere—a wrong Assange and his supporters world-wide are determined to set right by overturning his wrongful conviction via a presidential pardon from Joe Biden.’

‘Australian campaigners for Julian Assange are hopeful that prime minister Anthony Albanese can convince his friend outgoing US president Joe Biden to deliver a pardon for the WikiLeaks founder.’