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Julian Assange got a hero's welcome from the PM after hamming it up on a private jet with Kevin Rudd. It stinks of hypocrisy and being out of touch, writes PETER VAN ONSELEN By Peter van Onselen, Political Editor for Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:02 EDT, 26 June 2024 | Updated: 22:07 EDT, 26 June 2024 e-mail View comments On the same day many Australians worried about the latest inflation data which revealed an increasing likelihood of a rate rise come August, the Prime Minister welcomed convicted felon and one-time fugitive Julian Assange home. Later that evening, when many of us were glued to our television screens watching the State of Origin contest between NSW and Queensland - trying to put Australia's worryingly high and rising inflation out of our minds for some sporting respite - the PM was declaring victory having orchestrated Assange's return.
'We have got this done,' he proudly declared. Anthony Albanese put the first call through to Assange . U.
S. ambassador Kevin Rudd and British high commissioner Stephen Smith - both former Labor pollies - joined Assange on his flight back to Australia. Neither minded their return to the limelight.
The spectacle was replete with the strategic release of images of the men enjoying the catering on the private jet used to get Assange home. As though the average Aussie looks at it all with a sense of relief in these difficult times. While most Australians probably didn't notice the whole saga unfold yesterday and last night, th.
