What does an ex-soldier’s war crime charge mean for whistleblowers?

What does an ex-soldier’s war crime charge mean for whistleblowers?

A soldier accused of war crime will face trial only after the man who helped expose crimes by ADF personnel,whistleblower David McBride,faces court.

  • byAmber Schultz

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Tax Office whistleblower to appeal against ‘catastrophic’ court ruling

Tax Office whistleblower to appeal against ‘catastrophic’ court ruling

Richard Boyle can’t rely on Commonwealth whistleblower protections for 24 charges including covertly recording conversations with ATO colleagues and photographing taxpayer information.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Whistleblower ruling ‘makes it harder for Australians to speak up’

Whistleblower ruling ‘makes it harder for Australians to speak up’

A judge has ruled that whistleblower protection laws do not extend to shielding public servants from prosecution over steps they take to gather evidence.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andDavid Estcourt
Whistleblowers must not be sacrificed on the altar of law
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Whistleblowers must not be sacrificed on the altar of law

Commonwealth shield laws failed to protest whistleblower Richard Boyle against prosecution and now Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus must stop him being sacrificed on a seemingly unalterable altar of law.

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He blew the whistle when no one else did. He should not be facing jail
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Opinion

He blew the whistle when no one else did. He should not be facing jail

Richard Boyle revealed a heavy-handed tax office culture of debt recovery,even where taxpayers were at risk of suicide,or facing domestic violence. He may be jailed for it.

  • byKieran Pender
Richard Boyle is a hero. So why are we treating him like a criminal?

Richard Boyle is a hero. So why are we treating him like a criminal?

A whistleblower who raised the alarm about poor practices at the ATO now faces prosecution and the prospect of jail. The government must act to save him.

  • byAdele Ferguson
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‘Major blow’:Judge rules ATO whistleblower cannot rely on shield laws

‘Major blow’:Judge rules ATO whistleblower cannot rely on shield laws

Richard Boyle,a former Tax Office employee,is set to stand trial after a court ruled whistleblower protection laws did not shield him from prosecution.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andDavid Estcourt
David McBride is ready to go to jail for his beliefs

David McBride is ready to go to jail for his beliefs

Former military lawyer David McBride says the creation of an independent whistleblower commission will help others avoid the same fate.

  • byLisa Visentin
Teals back Wilkie’s demand for federal inquiry into alleged coal scam

Teals back Wilkie’s demand for federal inquiry into alleged coal scam

A spokesperson for federal Resources Minister Madeleine King says the government will look into Andrew Wilkie’s “concerning” claims.

  • byMike Foley
Australia’s ‘cleaner coal’ is a systematic export scam,Wilkie to tell parliament
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Australia’s ‘cleaner coal’ is a systematic export scam,Wilkie to tell parliament

A revelation that lab tests are falsified to show Australian coal is “cleaner” is just scratching the surface,Andrew Wilkie will tell parliament.

  • byNick O'Malley
ClubsNSW litigation against dying whistleblower an ‘abuse of process’,lawyers say
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ClubsNSW litigation against dying whistleblower an ‘abuse of process’,lawyers say

ClubsNSW has sued its former employee Troy Stolz,launched criminal proceedings against him and falsely accused him of sleeping in his underwear on the job.

  • byHarriet Alexander