Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia) (14:55): Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Given that Australian citizen Julian Assange feels that he has been effectively abandoned by his government and has indeed sought asylum in Ecuador— Senator Brandis: Precious possum! Senator Ronaldson: Spare me. Senator LUDLAM: Mr President, there is a great deal of shrieking going on. The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Ludlam is entitled to be heard in silence. Senator LUDLAM: Thank you, Mr President. Will this government seek assurances from the United States government that they will not prosecute this Australian citizen for his journalism and his publishing work?