Australia’s reputation will be put at risk if certain secret information is handed to whistleblower David McBride for his defence,the government has warned.
David McBride’s lawyer argues he was duty bound to leak information in the public interest,but the prosecution says his motivation was not to expose war crimes.
David McBride admitted to breaching orders not to disclose documents,but he was obliged to because of a higher oath to act in the public interest,his lawyer argued.