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Julian Assange's wife and human rights lawyer, Stella Moris, says she is extremely worried" about what will happen to Assange next, while noting there has been a shift" in sentiment towards the WikiLeaks founder.

Moris was on RN Breakfast earlier, and says she has also welcomed reports Australia are in discussion with the United States on Assange, and that she intends to appeal against Britain's decision to approve his extradition to the US to face criminal charges:

I'm feeling definitely there's a shift.

It feels like we've been running a marathon for a long time. And you know, that's hard - mentally, physically. But now it feels like we have many people running alongside us, and we might see the finish line.