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Jan 2025
20m 16s

Why Australia needs better whistleblower...

The Guardian
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Blowing the whistle on corruption, wrongdoing and unethical behaviour can come at a huge personal cost for those who choose to speak out. Kieran Pender, associate legal director at the Human Rights Law Centre, tells Nour Haydar why more needs to be done to ensure workers who speak up about wrongdoing are protected 
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