At the end of June, Assange was released from British prison and returned to Australia after an agreement with the US Department of Justice, which included his plea of guilty to publishing military secrets.
He is now adjusting to his new freedom with his family, his Swedish-Spanish wife Stella Assange and their two children Gabriel, 7, and Max, 5. The couple met when Assange was at the embassy and the children had not previously been able to spend time with his father.
“He's simply rebuilding his life, you understand,” Gabriel Shipton told the British newspaper.
Exactly the family was Their whereabouts are unknown, but they are thought to be found somewhere along the coast of New South Wales in the southeast of the country. The area is known for its forests, white sand beaches and dairy farms.
A month ago, Stella Assange posted a photo on her website showing the family on the beach. It is speculated whether it was taken in Mimosa Rocks National Park, 42 kilometres south of Sydney.
Stella Assange wrote that Her husband is “recovering and experiencing the wild and amazing Australian nature”.
“The things he longed for in his cell at Belmarsh Prison, which seemed so far away, are now a reality: swimming in the ocean, hiking in the wilderness, travelling around Australia. We can finally be together as a family and it is an overwhelming joy. Time is what was taken from us, especially from Julian, and we are now enjoying it as much as we can.
Half-brother Gabriel Shipton is now leading a campaign to try to persuade the US to pardon Assange.
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