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What courage looks like: David McBride walks free (pearlsandirritations.com)

David McBride has emerged from prison after paying an extraordinary personal price for exposing information about alleged war crimes. His case should leave Australia with more than gratitude – it should leave lasting whistleblower reform.

David McBride lost his career, his liberty and eight years to a legal battle after exposing information that helped reveal alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Australia owes him more than thanks – it owes whistleblowers real protection, Greg Barns writes.

#auspol #davidmcbride #whistleblowers

4 comments — live from bluesky

MickS · 0 · 1d ago

It owes him compensation. Even if what he released was accidental, it is morally right to remove those from our services who are not fit for duty. People who might just be bullies or murderers, would flock to the services where they can get away with it, army, police, prisons.

Birdie Carrington · 1 · 1d ago

Hard to believe the government is entertaining the idea of financial rewards for whistleblowers while simultaneously failing to provide adequate protections for them 😵‍💫

PlsUseYourBrain · 0 · 1d ago

You've been sold a lie. The comon narrative that #McBride is a brave truth-teller fighting hard to expose war crimes is false. McBride has NEVER attempted to expose a war crime. His intention, when he handed the documents to Dan Oakes, was pretty much the opposite of exposing war crimes.

Winkypop · 0 · 7h ago

No. He broke the Law and as a Lawyer he kew what he was doing. We owe him nothing. He should have reported his concerns the appopriate way .