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Julia Gillard “Obama’s Deputy Sheriff” – Julian Assange accuses

Assange takes aim at Australian PM  Wilileaks founder Julian Assange accepts a Walkley Award. [ABC] Australia Network News, 27 Nov 11 The website Wikileaks has received a major award at the premier journalism awards in Australia, the Walkleys, held in the northern city of Brisbane on Sunday night.

Wikileaks Founder, Julian Assange, took the opportunity to criticise the Australian Prime Minister and the Government.
His whistle blower site was given the award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. Mr Assange, appeared via a videolink, and told the audience Ms Gillard’s behaviour has been ’embarrassing.’

“What I cannot understand is the craven behaviour of the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard,” he said. “It is embarrassing, does she really think that she can become Obama’s deputy…

North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, who was nominated in three categories, took home the award for radio news and current affairs for his reports on when March’s devastating tsunami hit the Japanese fishing community of Rikuzentakata and the aftermath of the TEPCO nuclear disaster. https://mail.google.com/mail/?tab=wm#compose

November 28, 2011 - Posted by | General News

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