Whistleblower Protection Authority

Public sector whistleblower reforms have moved to the next phase following government amendments to the Public Interest Disclosure Act.

Whistleblowers across Australia have been praised for speaking out against corruption in their government departments.

Today’s overhaul of private sector whistleblower protections provides a glimmer of hope for the strong, bipartisan integrity reforms Australia needs… if and when we are prepared to lift our sights.

Australia’s whistleblower protections are “largely theoretical with little practical effect in either the public or private sectors” according to a joint committee, but a looming overhaul is meant to change that.

Stronger legal protection for whistleblowers across the board can only be a good thing. A joint parliamentary committee has made far-reaching proposals and the Turnbull government has already committed to introduce reforms by the end of 2018.