The Albanese government has talked the talk on press freedom but its failure to intervene in two ongoing cases undermines its commitment to reform.
Richard Boyle revealed a heavy-handed tax office culture of debt recovery,even where taxpayers were at risk of suicide,or facing domestic violence. He may be jailed for it.
Richard Boyle spoke up about government wrongdoing - and now he’s on trial for it. But it is not too late to stop this prosecution.
Aspects of life we take for granted today occurred because ordinary Australians took to the streets. But since Friday,protesting for change in NSW risks criminal sanction.
The government’s attempts at secrecy are reaching unprecedented and absurd heights in this whistleblower case.
While it is welcome news that lawyer Bernard Collaery’s prosecution will not go ahead in complete secrecy,it should not go ahead at all.