The jailing of David McBride is a dark day for democracy and press freedom in Australia | Kieran Pender and Peter Greste
Does it really make our country a better place to imprison a whistleblower whose actions led to public interest reporting on war crimes in Afghanistan?
What does it say about our democracy that the first person imprisoned in relation to war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan is not a war criminal, but a whistleblower?
What message does it send to prospective whistleblowers, people who might speak up because they see wrongdoing and corruption, when the source for vital public interest reporting by our national broadcaster, the ABC’s Afghan Files, is sent to jail for almost six years?
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