AUSTRALIA’S federal government is said to be lobbying behind the scenes to secure the freedom of Julian Assange after Britain’s decision to approve his extradition to the United States. 

According to the the Sun-Herald and the Sunday Age newspapers, senior sources have said that the case of the Wikileaks founder has been raised with US government officials. 

On Friday British Home Secretary Priti Patel agreed to Washington’s extradition request citing court decisions that found it would not be unjust or an abuse of his human rights to do so.