Assange: Where does he go from here?

JULIAN Assange has been released after five years in custody, but what that means for the awakening community and the battle against technocracy remains to be seen.

- HENRY WIDDAS

As with many public figures from the 'alternative' spectrum that are graced with airtime on the mainstream TV news, Assange is a divisive figure.

Lauded by some as the greatest journalist of our time, he also faces criticism for being used as a distraction in some form or another, allegedly as controlled opposition and/or a deterrent to other would-be whistleblowers.

At the time of writing, the reported terms of his release deal are that Assange will plead guilty to an infringement of the U.S.

Espionage Act in return for a five-year timeserved sentence and the freedom to return home to Australia.