Party revolt grows over Julia Gillard's WikiLeak stance

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Source: The Australian

JULIA Gillard is confronting a growing backlash within her own party, with more Labor MPs yesterday attacking the Prime Minister's language and declaring their support for WikiLeaks's founder Julian Assange and free speech.

Ms Gillard said the latest WikiLeaks information dump was based on an illegal act, but Canberra has since insisted that was a reference to the original theft of the material by a junior US serviceman rather than any action by Mr Assange.
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West Australian Labor senator Louise Pratt said she wanted Mr Assange to get full consular assistance and said he should not be prejudged. "I hope that he doesn't turn into the next David Hicks for the government."
Following suggestions by Ms Gillard and Attorney-General Robert McClelland that Mr Assange may have his Australian passport cancelled, Kevin Rudd told The Australian in Cairo that any such decision was his as Foreign Minister.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/features/wikileaks/party-revolt-at-pms-wiki-stance/story-fn79cf6x-1225970594165

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Yesterday, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd (former Prime Minister) has promised to
help Julian Assange.

[indimuse]

1. KNR! n/t

[Demeter]

2. Song for Julia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsaTElBljOE

[sabrina 1]

3. What will she do now? Her corporate masters will not tolerate

her supporting the protection of Australia's most famous and heroic citizen.

She made a deal and sold her soul. Now she has to decide, should she trust the people or the corporations to get her elected next time?

[anAustralianobserver]

5. I think she'll be responsible from here (crossing fingers); I still tend to trust her and

I'm wary of the RW media (eg the article cited) trying to present more of a gap between her and Rudd on this than there is.

[defendandprotect]

4. What happened to the original judge? Reminds me of the judge switcheroo re Clinton....

a right winger pushed by Faircloath and Jesse Helms?