David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Minister Watt. Currently, two whistleblowers are on trial for telling the truth about government wrongdoing. David McBride blew the whistle on war crimes in Afghanistan. Richard Boyle exposed unethical debt recovery practices at the ATO. In November, McBride will be the first person on trial in relation to war crimes in Afghanistan—the whistleblower, not a war criminal. Has the government sought advice on whether the A-G should exercise his discretion, under the Judiciary Act, to discontinue these unjust prosecutions?