whistleblower

‘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...

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

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

‘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

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

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

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