A UK court has cleared WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States to face espionage charges.
Assange is wanted by the US for publishing military documents in 2010, after which he fled to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, before being transferred to Belmarsh Prison where he has spent the last two years.
Deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has opposed the extradition and instead claims Assange should be kept in the UK, or returned home to Australia.
If found guilty, Assange could spend up to 175 years in prison.