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Why whistleblowers rarely win

Bad conduct in the workplace does not necessarily have negative consequences for the perpetrator. It’s usually the whistleblower who suffers, and more often than not it’s a woman.

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Writing about whistleblowers in Australia in an open and honest way is almost impossible given the country’s defamation laws, which is why this case study from Chanticleer’s bad conduct files leaves out the names.

Within a few weeks of moving from one public company to another, a male senior executive started to exhibit bullying behaviour towards a female executive.

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Tony Boyd is the former Chanticleer columnist. He has more than 35 years' experience as a finance journalist. Connect with Tony on Twitter. Email Tony at tony.boyd@afr.com

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/why-whistleblowers-rarely-win-20220304-p5a1rf