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David McBride is not a whistleblower or a hero. He is a man convinced of his own opinion

One person’s whistleblower can be another person’s thief, or even traitor. And so it is with the McBride case.

  • Rodger Shanahan

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Whistleblower David McBride at the ACT Supreme Court this morning.

Defence whistleblower sentenced to years in jail

Justice David Mossop said David McBride was not a nefarious character but became “obsessed with the correctness of his own feelings” about stealing and disclosing classified military information.

  • Paul Sakkal
David McBride arriving at the ACT Supreme Court for his sentencing on Monday.

Prosecutor wants Defence whistleblower David McBride jailed for years

McBride shared confidential documents with journalists out of arrogance and the pursuit of personal vindication rather than a sense of duty, the prosecution argues.

  • Angus Thompson
David McBride has never denied leaking classified documents to the ABC and is being sentenced
this month. “It’s time to face the music,” he says.

David McBride on whistleblowing, his famous dad – and a possible jail sentence

Whistleblowers are often complicated people – take David McBride, who will soon discover his punishment for leaking classified military documents.

  • Jane Cadzow

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Whistleblower David McBride arrives at court in November.

Whistleblower told to expect jail term for leaking of alleged war crime documents

Former military lawyer David McBride’s legal team hoped he would avoid jail because he exposed problems in the national interest. Now they are thinking the worst.

  • David Crowe
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Almost 90 per cent of reports to the National Anti-Corruption Commission are dismissed as irrelevant – but have recent whistleblower prosecutions deterred those who know about serious wrongdoing?

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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced an overhaul of secrecy provisions that includes greater protection of journalists.

Attorney-General must approve journalist prosecutions under major secrecy overhaul

Journalists will not be prosecuted for breaching certain secrecy laws without the intervention of the Attorney-General, as part of a legal overhaul that will see criminal liability stripped from almost a fifth of Commonwealth of secrecy offences.

  • Angus Thompson
David McBride is facing a criminal trial for leaking confidential military information to the media.

Defence whistleblower pleads guilty to leaking classified information

Former military lawyer David McBride pleaded guilty to three offences on Friday, after losing two separate legal bids to bolster his defence ahead of a trial that was due to start on Monday.

  • Angus Thompson

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