His mother, Christine Assange, in a statement to Australian media said she was “grateful” her son’s ordeal was finally coming to end.
“This shows the importance and power of quiet diplomacy,” she said.
“Many have used my son’s situation to push their own agendas, so I am grateful to those unseen, hard-working people who put Julian’s welfare first.
“The past 14 years has obviously taken a toll on me as a mother, so I wish to thank you in advance for respecting my privacy.”
Mr Assange’s father, John Shipton, congratulated and thanked his son’s supporters.
“It looks as though Julian will be free to come back to Australia and my thanks and congratulations to all his supporters in Australia who made that possible and of course Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,” he told ABC News.
“The appearance is that Julian will be able to enjoy ordinary life with his family and his wife Stella, that is my understanding.”
Stella Assange, a lawyer and one of her husband’s most staunch supporters, celebrated the announcement and her husband’s impending freedom.
In a video recorded on 19th June, she said: “This period of our lives, I’m confident now, has come to an end.”
She added: “If everything goes well, Julian will be on a plane and on his way to freedom.”
Deal to end lengthy stand-off
The decision to allow Mr Assange to leave jail without facing spying charges in the US follows years of wrangling between at least four countries over his case.
In 2018, the US brought 18 charges against Mr Assange, 52, over the online release of hundreds of thousands of classified military documents from 2009 onwards.
The journalist and campaigner was accused of working with Chelsea Manning, a former US Army soldier, to obtain and release papers relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, in what has been dubbed the largest leak of sensitive material in American history.
The WikiLeaks website later released more documents from the Democratic National Committee and from the CIA.