Whistleblower protection must not be an afterthought – it is the main game of integrity | Kieran Pender

Australia’s patchwork of whistleblower protection laws has many holes – this week’s developments must be the beginning, not the end, of a changed approach

It has been a momentous week for integrity in Australia.

On Monday, Iraq war whistleblower Andrew Wilkie used parliamentary privilege to reveal allegations of fraudulent coal testing by Australian companies, tabling documents provided to his office by an industry whistleblower. Wilkie claimed coal exporters had been “lying for years about the quality of our coal,” with major implications for emissions reduction and Australia’s contribution to the climate crisis.

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