One person’s whistleblower can be another person’s thief,or even traitor. And so it is with the McBride case.
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?
National Anti-Corruption Commissioner Paul Brereton says he will publicly call out inappropriate referrals to the new agency if they’re designed to damage reputations.
The wheels of justice and public debate have continued to grind beyond the confines of the landmark Ben Roberts-Smith case – and medals,reputations and,potentially,former soldiers’ freedom are at stake.