McBride trial
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Whistleblowers
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.
- by Rodger Shanahan
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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.
- by Paul Sakkal
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.
- by Angus Thompson
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.
- by Jane Cadzow
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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.
- by David Crowe
New federal corruption watchdog focuses on complaints to chase in 2024
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?
- by Olivia Ireland
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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.
- by Angus Thompson
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Whistleblowers
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.
- by Angus Thompson
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Whistleblowers
Defence whistleblower could plead guilty after appeal rejected
David McBride has lost his appeal to overturn a judge’s ruling he couldn’t argue he was duty-bound to disobey military orders, which could lead to a guilty plea.
- by Angus Thompson
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Whistleblowers
Commonwealth argues against handing more intel to whistleblower as trial delayed
Australia’s reputation will be put at risk if certain secret information is handed to whistleblower David McBride for his defence, the government has warned.
- by Angus Thompson
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