Watchdog gives new whistleblower protection tick of approval New South Wales New laws in NSW are proposing to re-write protection for public officials who blow the whistle on wrongdoing and simplify the process of speaking out.
‘Deeply disappointing’: tax office pushes ahead with prosecution of whistleblower Richard Boyle May 3, 2021 By Georgia Wilkins Federal Any hopes that the government was quietly backing away from its war on whistleblowers have been dashed after the Commonwealth signalled it would push ahead
Public servants feel safer to report misconduct while working from home, according to head of whistleblowing service August 21, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social While the coronavirus pandemic has placed immense pressure on public servants across jurisdictions, the move to working from home has given many employees the confidence
Premium Case studies With the disruption of COVID-19, whistleblowing has never been more important May 31, 2020 By David Donaldson Career Advice One whistleblower hotline has seen an uptick in calls thanks to the pandemic. While disclosure may be uncomfortable, it can give early warning of big
The year of the whistleblower? January 16, 2017 By John Wilson Features “Sunlight,” eminent American judge Louis Brandeis once mused, “is said to be the best of disinfectants.” Yet while transparency is now a popular political buzzword,
Public sector complaints soar, but whistleblowers still few in number June 27, 2016 By Stephen Easton News Whistleblowers are still exceedingly rare in Tasmania, which has seen only 26 public interest disclosures since the relevant legislation came into force in 2002, but
Whistleblowers pay a high price for embarrassing the government May 31, 2016 By Denis Muller Features None of the politicians are talking about it, but threats to freedom of speech have emerged in three different guises in the first three weeks
Whistleblower law gone to the dogs, change afoot to narrow scope April 8, 2016 By Stephen Easton Career Advice Philip Moss is likely to recommend the scope of the Public Interest Disclosure Act be narrowed to exclude less serious matters, when he completes a
Following orders no excuse, support needed for public servants June 22, 2015 By David Donaldson Features If people smugglers were paid to return to Indonesia and if this activity were found to be illegal, following ministerial instruction would not be a
Adam Henschke: New data laws risk scrutiny of whistleblowing April 14, 2015 By Adam Henschke Features The Australian government made some concession towards journalists when the new data retention legislation was passed by both houses of parliament last month. But that
