"Assange is not safe in Australia" - Aussie Cossack

"Australia would extradite Assange to the United States should he decide to speak up again," Cossack said.

"Albanese standing in front of the whole country, saying how he is fighting for Australians and protecting Australians and protecting free speech, protecting whistleblowers — it's all lies. It's all for the cameras. It's all for a press conference."

"Assange needs to know that there are many of us in this country, in Australia, who're ready to fight, stand shoulder to shoulder," the journalist stressed.