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About the author
Sam Roggeveen
Sam Roggeveen is Program Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program. He is the author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and Peace (Opens in new window), published by La Trobe University Press in 2023.
Benedict Cumberbatch does a more than passable Australian accent in this first trailer for the new feature about Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. Apparently Assange did not like the early script of this film, but judging by this trailer it seems like a pretty favourable treatment of his organisation. There are hints here, however, that The Fifth Estate won't treat Assange himself entirely favourably. Speaking of which...
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