Are Australia’s whistleblowing laws fit for purpose? A former tax officer’s hearing may tell us

Richard Boyle will try to convince a court he should be protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act. If he fails, the calls for a legal overhaul of whistleblower protections will likely be overwhelming

Former tax officer Richard Boyle will front an Adelaide courtroom in just over a fortnight for a hearing that will almost certainly change the fate of whistleblowers who follow in his footsteps.

It has been four years since Boyle blew the whistle on what he says he saw as an egregious wrong.

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