Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) speaks to Tim Anderson, a senior lecturer in political economy at Sydney University, during a meeting with an Australian delegation in Damascus on Dec 23, 2013. A delegation from Australia’s WikiLeaks Party has traveled to Syria and met with a number of Syrian officials, including President Bashar al-Assad. The delegation that included John Shipton, the father... 

Julian Assange’s newly formed Australian WikiLeaks Party (WLP) announced that if elected, it will immediately introduce a national shield law to protect a reporter’s right not to reveal a source, as current state-based shield laws are “inadequate.” “Only a uniform shield law covering the whole Commonwealth is acceptable,” WLP spokespersons Cassie Findlay and Sam Castro said. “Government... 

Just last week we reported that Bradley Manning was talking about running for office once he put his long and difficult legal battle behind him. Now Julian Assange has put forward a similar plan, saying that he intends to to run as a Senate candidate in the 2013 Australian election and will announce the formation of a WikiLeaks political party early next year. According to The Age: “Mr Assange said...