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Julian Assange is now free to do or say whatever he likes. What does his future hold?

One of the most polarizing and influential figures of the information age, Julian Assange is now free after five years in a British prison and seven years in self-imposed exile in a London embassy.

Stella Assange thanks Australian lawmakers for WikiLeaks founder’s freedom

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends

Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home

WikiLeaks’ Assange pleads guilty to publishing US military secrets in deal that secures his freedom

Assange’s wife and lawyers visit Australia’s parliament to thank lawmakers

Julian Assange’s wife Stella Assange and members of his legal team visited Australia’s Parliament House on Thursday to thank a broad spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for the WikiLeaks founder’s freedom.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends

Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends

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Solomon Islands prime minister says his visits to Australia and China focus on creating jobs

The new prime minister of the Solomon Islands said that his visits to Australia and China are focussed on creating jobs in the developing South Pacific island nation.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga over the publication of a trove of classified documents.

Australia plans to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next week

Australia plans to outlaw the sale of vapes outside pharmacies from next week under some of the world’s toughest restrictions on electronic cigarettes.

Afghanistan stuns Australia to keep Twenty20 World Cup dream alive. India beat Bangladesh

Afghanistan kept its Twenty20 World Cup semifinal hopes alive by stunning previously unbeaten Australia by 21 runs in a thrilling encounter.

Kurtley Beale is back in the Wallabies picture after new coach Joe Schmidt names first squad

Veteran playmaker Kurtley Beale has been recalled to the Wallabies in new coach Joe Schmidt’s first squad announcement since replacing Eddie Jones in charge of the Australian rugby side.

Australia boosting aid to Papua New Guinea for landslide recovery and security

Australia will provide a further $1.3 million to support reconstruction efforts in Papua New Guinea after last month’s deadly landslide.

Australian opposition puts nation’s first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections

Australia’s main opposition party says it plans to build Australia’s first nuclear power plants as early as 2035, arguing the government’s policies for decarbonizing the economy with renewable energy will not work.

China’s premier gets a red-carpet welcome as he begins visit in Malaysia

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has received a red-carpet welcome in Malaysia on the last leg of a regional tour.

Chinese premier agrees with Australia to ‘properly manage’ differences

Chinese Premier Li Qiang says he has agreed with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to properly manage their nations’ differences as they emerge from a hostile era in which minister-to-minister contacts were banned and trade barriers cost Australian exporters up to $13 billion a year.

Chinese premier promises more pandas and urges Australia to put aside differences

Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia has focused on positive aspects of the bilateral relationship including shared giant pandas and a rebounding wine trade after he urged both countries to shelve their differences.

Chinese premier lands in Australia on first such visit in 7 years

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has arrived in Australia on a relations-mending mission. Panda diplomacy, rock lobsters and China’s global dominance in the critical minerals sector are high on the agenda.

Titmus sets a women’s 200-meter freestyle world record at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials

Ariarne Titmus has set a world record in the women’s 200-meter freestyle at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials.

Australia anticipates China will lift final obstacle for exports as they ease past 2020 row

Australia’s top trade official is predicting China will lift a ban on Australian lobster imports after Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits the country.

Chinese premier to visit New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia starting Thursday. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement on Tuesday said Li will visit the three countries from June 13 to 20.

Palestinian players continue push for World Cup qualification amid war back home

Mohammed Rashid once worked as a forklift driver in a Chicago warehouse. Fast forward to these grim times and Rashid and his Palestinian soccer teammates carry a heavier weight.

A huge audience. India, China’s World Cup qualifying hopes are on the line in Asia

The World Cup aspirations of India and China are on the line this week when a defeat could mean elimination from qualifying in Asia.

Australia nails England and Miller rescues South Africa against bogey Dutch in T20 World Cup

Defending champion England has charged at Australia’s tournament-best 201 total and come up 36 runs short in a one-sided Twenty20 World Cup contest in Barbados.

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the swimming competition

A roadmap to follow for swimming during the Paris Olympics.

Fierce Ashes rivals England and Australia set for Twenty20 World Cup contest

This will be no attritional Ashes-style contest between England and Australia when they meet in Twenty20 World Cup cricket on Saturday.

Australian online watchdog drops court case against X over stabbing video

Australia’s online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court case aimed at forcing X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed.

Australia’s military will recruit some noncitzens in a bid to boost troop numbers

The Australian government says its military will begin recruiting some noncitizens in a bid to boost troop numbers.

France rugby sevens raises expectations for home Olympics after its first world series win

High expectations on the France rugby sevens side for its home Paris Olympics will intensify after it won its first world series title in Madrid.

Fiji and Ireland start sevens world series finale with last-gasp wins in Madrid

Fiji and Ireland have pulled off last-gasp comeback wins against New Zealand and South Africa to begin the grand final of the rugby sevens world series in Madrid.

Wu-Tang Clan’s unreleased ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ is headed to an Australia museum

The sole physical copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s unreleased “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” is headed to Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art.

At least 2,000 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide. These are some challenges rescuers face

The Papua New Guinea government said more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in a landslide in the South Pacific island nation.

Emergency convoy delivers provisions to survivors of devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea

An emergency convoy has delivered food, water and other provisions to stunned survivors of a landslide that devastated a remote village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea.

Australia and New Zealand evacuate scores of their citizens from New Caledonia

Australia says its military has flown 115 people from the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia and France will soon evacuate and 100 to the Australian city of Brisbane.

Australia as Bangladesh vow to boost trade as foreign ministers meet in Dhaka

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her country will continue to work to expand trade relations with Bangladesh. Wong is in Bangladesh on a two-day visit.

Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia amid deadly unrest and indigenous frustration

French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence.

Australia’s deputy prime minister pledges support to Solomon Islands during visit to Honiara

Australia’s deputy prime minister is visiting the Solomon Islands, as Canberra intensifies its efforts to counter China’s growing influence in the South Pacific.

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