Julian Assange back in Australia after leaving US court a free man | BBC News

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Australia, after walking free from a US court.

Assange was pursued by US prosecutors for publishing secret military information, and feared a long sentence in a high-security US prison.

But, last week, he signed a deal with the US that would see him plead guilty to one charge, instead of the 18 he was originally facing.

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