Andrew Bishop went to the aid of a paramedic who tipped his van after an 18-hour shift. The picture he took caused a public backlash for Ambulance Victoria. He’s now been sacked.
A whistleblower who exposed a state-run forensic lab’s failures has claimed the Queensland government rejected her offer to help,describing it as “attacking the messenger”.
The man whose actions led to the banking royal commission has backed an inquiry’s call for whistleblowers to be paid,saying it will encourage more to come forward.
From sharing vegan snacks in the Ecuadorian embassy to downplaying rumours of a romance,the former Baywatch actor was one of the first celebrities to support Julian Assange.
I’ve known Julian for three decades. For nearly half that time,he has been denied his freedom. That he will finally be able to come home and spend time with his wife and young children,is almost overwhelming.
One person’s whistleblower can be another person’s thief,or even traitor. And so it is with the McBride case.
Justice David Mossop said David McBride was not a nefarious character but became “obsessed with the correctness of his own feelings” about stealing and disclosing classified military information.
McBride shared confidential documents with journalists out of arrogance and the pursuit of personal vindication rather than a sense of duty,the prosecution argues.
Whistleblowers are often complicated people – take David McBride,who will soon discover his punishment for leaking classified military documents.
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Former military lawyer David McBride’s legal team hoped he would avoid jail because he exposed problems in the national interest. Now they are thinking the worst.