The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 20, 2012 WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Run for Australian Senate -------------------------------------------------------------- Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange has announced he will run for a seat in the Australian Senate. Assange, who is under house arrest in Britain, was born in Australia and grew up there. .