Where we're at with whistleblowing

Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network · Mar 4, 2022 · 24m

Australia was "once ahead of the curve" when it came to protecting and empowering whistleblowers. However, as Kieran Pender notes, "we are now seeing them being punished".

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Human Rights Law Centre senior lawyer Kieran Pender to discuss the state of affairs in whistleblowing around Australia, including reflection on where our whistleblowing laws once were compared to where they're at now, and what both major political parties are saying about this umbrella issue with a federal election around the corner.

Mr Pender…