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We must fix the #PIDact. Government whistleblowers like David McBride, Richard Boyle are not protected
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screenshot from article: McBride had hoped to run a public interest defence, in which he would convey that it was his duty as an ADF solider and a solicitor, who has taken an oath to uphold his duties in both these positions, to blow the whistle in the manner that he did. And as a lawyer he has legislated ethical obligations that he must adhere to. “At the end of the day, it’s just about a man doing his job as a lawyer, as an officer of the court, and a solider of the country, acting in the public interest and that got him gaoled,” Lloyd said in summing up. “This is about our freedoms in the workplace, to feel safe in exercising them and to not feel intimidated with a gaol term,” the lawyer ended.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28020265

We must fix the #PIDact. Government whistleblowers like David McBride, Richard Boyle are not protected by the current legislation and are gaoled instead.

"As an ADF lawyer, McBride was a respected expert on the rules of engagement, and he also taught the PID Act to soldiers."

Paul Gregoire explains the David McBride case in the below article, extensively quoting McBride's lawyer Eddie Lloyd
https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/mcbrides-appeal-is-in-jeopardy-as-the-respected-lawyer-needs-finances-to-fund-it/
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