Whistleblowers still in the firing line from foreign influence and official secrets laws
- Written by A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University
Under the proposed changes to the Criminal Code, anybody could face up to 20 years in jail for communicating unauthorised information.www.shutterstock.comAustralia is in the middle of intense debate about new federal foreign influence and official secrets laws. This debate is happening alongside the development of new whistleblowing legislation. Un...
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