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Historic vote in Australian parliament on Julian Assange
Wednesday, February 14, turned out to be an unanticipated Happy Valentine’s Day for Julian Assange supporters.
The Australian House of Representatives passed a motion introduced by Tasmanian Independent, Andrew Wilkie on behalf of the Parliamentary Friends of Julian Assange, urging the US and the UK to bring their prosecution of Julian Assange to a close, and allow him to return to his family and home in Australia.
- John Jiggens
- Pearls and Irritations
The vote was Yes, 86 (ALP, Greens and Independents), No, 42 (mostly Liberal and National).
In an unprecedented show of parliamentary support for…