Australian PM steps up calls for US to drop charges against Julian Assange

Julian Assange (AP)

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he has recently told US President Joe Biden’s administration to end the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.

Mr Albanese’s comments to the Australian parliament appear to be an escalation of his country’s diplomatic pressure on the United States to drop spying charges against the 51-year-old, who is resisting extradition from the UK.