Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Brereton report made strong recommendations about protecting whistleblowers in bringing information of war crimes to light. Indeed, it recommended not only protecting them but also promoting them. David McBride is the only whistleblower facing criminal charges and a potential lengthy jail sentence in relation to these disclosures that the Australian public now has. Minister, will your government rule out the prosecution of Army lawyer and whistleblower David McBride?