Julian Assange steps on Australian soil for the first time in 14 years

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has touched down in Canberra after being released from a UK prison 48 hours ago.

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00:00Earlier tonight, but you probably knew this, Julian Assange was reunited with his family

00:08here in Australia.

00:11His arrival home ends a long-running legal process.

00:15A plea agreement between Mr Assange and the United States Department of Justice was accepted

00:22by a US court in Saipan earlier today.

00:27I do want to express my appreciation to the United States and the United Kingdom for their

00:33efforts in making this possible.

00:36As Prime Minister, I have been very clear that regardless of what you think of his activities,

00:42Mr Assange's case had dragged on for far too long.

00:48I have clearly and consistently, at every opportunity and at every level, advocated

00:55for Mr Assange's case to be concluded.