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Whistleblowers step forward and shine a light on abuses of power at all levels of government. So why aren’t we protecting them?
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There's no First Amendment in the workplace, which leaves worker activists at the whim of their employers.
Witness K’s lawyer Bernard Collaery addresses outside the Supreme Court. Australia’s laws have shown they don’t do much to protect whistleblowers acting in the public interest.
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Australian laws make it inevitable for whistleblowers to be charged whenever national security might be involved, even when the information is in the public interest.
Ideally, Australia would introduce constitutional protections for media freedom. But, in the meantime, four laws need urgent reform to better balance those freedoms with national security.