There’s been another strike against whistleblowing.Richard Boyle was a tax office employee when he raised concerns internally about a scheme to garnish overdue taxes directly from people’s bank accounts. When that didn’t work, he told journalists.A court in Adelaide yesterday upheld a ruling that he’s not a whistleblower – which means he now has no defence for leaking that confidential information.Today, Macquarie University professor of journalism and whistleblower advocate Peter Greste on why the government talks big on open democracy, but hasn’t acted to fix the system.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Macquarie University professor of journalism and whistleblower advocate Peter GresteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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