Labor backbenchers urge Albanese to ‘stay true to his values’ on Julian Assange trial

New prime minister says not all foreign affairs is best done with a loud hailer' when asked if he will intervene on behalf of the WikiLeaks cofounder

Australian government backbenchers hope the new prime minister, Anthony Albanese, will stay true to his values" and press the US to drop the case against Julian Assange.

Albanese has previously expressed concern about the US government's efforts to try the WikiLeaks cofounder in connection with the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents about the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as diplomatic cables.

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