Assange’s father sells in Newtown

Real Estate News

The Newtown home of Julian Assange's dad John Shipton sold on Wednesday for $1.42 million.

It was a strong result for the quirky two-bedroom property, selling for well in excess of the $1.1 million-plus guide.

The two-bedroom house last traded in 1989 for $130,000 when bought by Shipton's partner Catherine Barber, and was largely rebuilt by Shipton in the 1990s.

Shipton is the founder of the WikiLeaks Party, formed as part of Julian Assange's bid for a Senate seat in the 2013 federal election.

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Assange remains holed up inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since June 2012 following British moves to extradite him to Sweden to face questioning over a sexual assault investigation.

Set on a corner block the original house was built in the 1870s as a servant's quarters to the historic Victorian villa Ferndale next door. it was sold by Shaun Stoker and Ercan Ersan, of Ray White Surry Hills.

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Assange's father sells in Newtown