whistleblower

Ex-whistleblower questions accountability for auditing misconduct

Amid the ongoing KPMG audit scandal, a former whistleblower has questioned the lack of proportionate repercussions for...

31 August 2026

By Malavika Santhebennur

KPMG legally advised that ‘no further action was needed’

The firm was “not considered” to have been in breach of its code of conduct and values in legal documents that...

11 August 2026

By Carlos Tse

KPMG’s general counsel, head of HR to leave firm

The scandal-plagued accounting firm has seen another two top officials depart days before the next scheduled public...

11 August 2026

By Miranda Brownlee and Amelia McNamara

Whistleblower investigation independence no longer optional

What began as an internal disclosure within KPMG, alleging that confidential client documents were being misused, has...

09 July 2026

By Nicole Wearne

‘Unprecedented’ judgment around whistleblowing animal activist footage

Following the trespass at a Victorian abattoir by animal rights activist group Farm Transparency, the Federal Court has...

13 April 2026

By Amelia McNamara

New FOI bill will ‘reduce trust in government’, lawyers say

The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) made a submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee,...

09 October 2025

By Carlos Tse

ADF whistleblower ends 15-year silence, renews calls for reform

A former Royal Australian Air Force airwoman has broken her silence over an alleged sexual assault and cover-up within...

08 July 2025

By Grace Robbie

‘Urgent law reform’ needed as former army lawyer and whistleblower loses appeal

Former Australian Army lawyer David McBride has lost his appeal for a less severe sentence, after being sentenced to...

29 May 2025

By Grace Robbie

‘A heartbreaking day’: ATO whistleblower pleads guilty to 4 charges

After speaking out about the ATO’s aggressive debt collection tactics, whistleblower Richard Boyle has pleaded guilty...

27 May 2025

By Emma Partis

Former army lawyer and whistleblower sentenced to jail

A former Australian army lawyer was sentenced to more than five years behind bars for leaking classified documents to...

14 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

New Collaery court documents further evidence of flawed laws, solicitor says

Newly released court judgments that criticised the Commonwealth’s attempts to keep its pursuit of a former...

11 January 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Corporate governance: ASIC ramps up focus on whistleblower programs

DLA Piper’s litigation and regulatory partner, Natalie Caton, and corporate partner, Gerry Bean, outline ASIC’s...

12 April 2023

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Fabricated allegations by ChatGPT raise defamation questions

ChatGPT recently invented a sexual harassment allegation against a prominent American law professor. Now, with an...

06 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Whistleblower defence dismissal ‘major blow for Australian democracy’

The Attorney-General has been urged to discontinue the prosecution of Tax Office whistleblower Richard Boyle and fix...

28 March 2023

By Lauren Croft

‘Powerful whistleblower protections needed,’ says ALA

The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) calls for “comprehensive and powerful whistleblower protections” following...

01 March 2023

By Jess Feyder

Landmark whistleblower project to receive share in $4.8m

The Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner (VLSB+C) will provide $4.8 million in funding to improve access to...

05 December 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘Unconscionable’ for Cth to let prosecution of lawyer-turned-whistleblower go ahead

The case against army-lawyer-turned-whistleblower David McBride is proceeding to trial.

28 October 2022

By Jessica Penny

Prosecution of lawyer-turned-whistleblower ‘unjust and anti-democratic’

David McBride will soon face his defence hearing regarding his whistleblowing on war crimes allegedly committed by...

27 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

‘A-G must intervene on whistleblower defence hearing’

The first-ever whistleblower defence hearing began this week, and the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has responded,...

05 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

G+T’s reflections on representing Bernard Collaery

Following the dropping of charges against former ACT attorney-general Bernard Collaery, Lawyers Weekly spoke with...

21 July 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy