Our country is a better place because of journalists and whistleblowers: Andrew Wilkie MP
30 July 2019 · News
Independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie gave a talk this evening in Parliament House Canberra about independent media.
Wilkie, a former army officer and intelligence analyst in the Office of Nationa...
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Tags: ABC | Andrew Wilkie | David Anderson | Media Freedom | Press Freedom
Geraldine Doogue on ABC RN's Saturday Extra (03AUG19) had a discussion of the Witness K/Collaery persecution and the very valid point was made that K followed every procedure laid down in the weak-as-water Dreyfus Public Information disclosure Act plus went through the extra hoops to which an intelligence officer is subject.
And still two governments, of allegedly different persuasions, have gone after K and his lawyer.
It should show the public that, once unfettered, the spooks cannot be expected to follow the Law or due process.
Senator Rex Patrick also made the point that the length of time taken to resolve this matter is a breach of the requirement that the Federal government should always be the "ideal litigant".
Justice delayed is justice denied - as with K, the Kessing case took almost 3 years to come to trial when the value of the disclosures had slipped from public reference, despite the $200M updates to airport security.