Media await the arrival of Julian Assange at Canberra Airport

Julian Assange is expected to arrive at Canberra Airport after a plea deal secured his release from prison with a conviction.

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00:00It's about 6pm on June 26th and we're here at the Fairbairn Royal Australian Air Force

00:15Base in Canberra, just behind Canberra Airport, and the Canberra Times and several other media

00:22are here to witness a historic moment in time when, for the first time, Julian Assange,

00:29who founded Wikileaks and was imprisoned for 5 years, was in asylum for 7, will be setting

00:37foot in Australia for the first time in more than a decade, about 14 years, and this is

00:43where he will land.

00:46And this hangar is where he's expected to enter and leave the airport and we're unsure

00:54why he's landing in Canberra.

00:57He's a Queensland-born, Melbourne-raised journalist, but his supporters are tight-lipped

01:04about his engagements in Canberra and we'll just have to see what the future brings tomorrow.

01:13There's about 30 media personnel and several channels here just waiting for this moment.