STELLA ASSANGE thanked the spectrum of MPs who campaigned for her husband, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, to be freed during her visit today to Australia’s Parliament.

“Julian is overjoyed and so grateful to the Australian people, to the members of Parliament and to the government and also the opposition who came together to voice the need for his release,” Ms Assange said.

He husband has made no public comment since he arrived in Australia on Wednesday after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing US military secrets in a deal with US Justice Department prosecutors that ended his 14-year legal battle for freedom.