"Gabriel Shipton said Assange was enjoying spending time with his family while trying to stay out of the media glare. “It will be a slow process for him to adjust to a totally different normal life,” he said. Shipton said it was “extremely important” to Assange personally to receive a pardon, an executive order granting clemency for a conviction at the president’s discretion. “To gain his freedom back, he had to agree to become a convicted criminal. That has all types of restrictions on how he can make a living and support his family,” Shipton said, pointing to proceeds-of-crime laws and possible hurdles to travel." https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/family-photo-shows-julian-assange-lying-low-in-melbourne-20240910-p5k9eh.html