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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...
28 October 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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
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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
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Plea by HRLC to remove ‘stain on our democracy’
The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has asked both the Liberal Party of Australia and the Australian Labor Party to...
04 May 2022
By Shandel McAuliffe
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‘Whistleblowers are suffering’: Lawyers renew calls to drop Collaery prosecution
As Bernard Collaery returns to the ACT Supreme Court for revealing that the federal government spied on neighbour...
10 February 2022
By Naomi Neilson
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7 in 10 Australians want stronger whistleblower protections
The majority of Australians think whistleblowers should have increased legal protections, new research from the...
16 November 2021
By Lauren Croft
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Podcast: Where are we headed with whistleblower protections in Australia?
On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Piper Alderman partners Tim Lange and Ted...
02 November 2018
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Burnside dares govt to prosecute whistleblower doctors
Julian Burnside QC says he will be among the many lawyers “falling over themselves” to defend doctors and health...
24 June 2015
By Jemelle Blanco
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