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Former military lawyer David McBride sentenced to more than five years in jail for sharing classified information with journalists https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-14/military-whistleblower-david-mcbride-sentenced-classified-info/103843314 via @ABCaustralia #auslaw #auspol #journalism #whistleblowing #confidentiality #classifiedinformation
in reply to Matthew Rimmer

The jailing of David McBride is a dark day for democracy and press freedom in Australia

Kieran Pender and Peter Greste

https://www.theguardian.com/media/commentisfree/article/2024/may/14/the-jailing-of-david-mcbride-is-a-dark-day-for-democracy-and-press-freedom-in-australia

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?