Australia is in desperate need of a Whistleblower Protection Authority. Here’s what it should look like
- Written by A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University
ShutterstockMaking it safer for insiders to speak up about wrongdoing is crucial for public integrity in Australia. Ask anyone, from the public servants who tried to speak up against Robodebt, to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, again at the front end of whistleblower protection reforms.
But what it will take to make reform a reality has long been...













