The online newspaper, Magnetic Times, which is a shining example for an alternative newspaper in Darwin, has just posted an international scoop- the personal account of Christine Assange, mother of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, dealing with her life on the island with her son . It includes early photographs of Julian , one with a dog in a truck tyre and a sketch she made of him when he was four years old . The story was written by the Magnetic Times editor, George Hirst, who alerted Little Darwin to the upcoming article a week ago.
We arranged to run a Julian Assange cartoon by Hirst , dealing with the proposal to erect a statue to Julian on the island, once he posted the major story. Mrs Assange says she had been approached by journalists from all over the world , but gave Hirst her exclusive story because she was impressed by the quality journalism in Magnetic Times and trusted him. In the detailed account she denies she was a hippy when she lived on the island, and did not take drugs. Sensation and distortion had surrounded the life of her son and Wikileaks, she says, and lists four sites where the facts can be obtained. View http://www.magnetictimes.com/ for the full story .
