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Mary Kostakidis says racial discrimination complaint by Zionist Federation an attempt ‘to silence’ her
The head of the Zionist Federation of Australia says he has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission accusing the former SBS broadcaster Mary Kostakidis of breaching racial discrimination laws in social media posts.
But Kostakidis on Sunday night described the complaint as an attempt “to silence people like myself”.
As David McBride readies himself for trial, his fellow whistleblowers have a message for the government.
A group of high-profile whistleblowers who helped spark royal commissions and change laws have written an open letter to the federal government accusing it of overseeing a broken system that has left whistleblowers exposed to costly legal fees — and worse.
'Gobsmacking': The gaping hole leaving info on Australian soldiers open to hackers
Defence cannot trace who has accessed the private details of Australian soldiers stored in its database, amid allegations it has been used to "shame and humiliate" servicepeople who publicly discussed alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
The revelation has also sparked fears that foreign spies could abuse "literally open slather access" to Defence's Personal Management Keys System (PMKeyS), which holds the details of more than 10,000 current and former service people.
Are we a nation that persecutes people who tell the truth?
In two months, the Australian whistleblower David McBride will face a jury in a courtroom in Canberra. His court date will coincide with the start of another parliamentary sitting week. Across Lake Burley Griffin, the Albanese government will talk up its support for transparency, integrity and whistleblower protections. In the ACT Supreme Court, a whistleblower will go on trial.
Code of silence': Did the ADF threaten a Ben Roberts-Smith witness with criminal charges?
The warning came just months after the ABC aired vision of an SAS soldier shooting an apparently unarmed Afghan man in a wheat field, and as rumours about alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan were gathering pace.
The revelation has prompted a King's College London war crimes researcher, Chris Elliott, to ask whether the ADF attempted to impose a "code of silence" on subordinates by limiting their ability to report atrocities.
Ads for online gambling should be banned in Australia within three years, inquiry recommends
Ads for online gambling should be banned across all media and at all times within three years to combat the manipulation of an “impressionable and vulnerable audience”, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended.
Former NSW deputy premier will face trial for alleged assault of camera operator next year
Former deputy premier John Barilaro will face a three-day court hearing after allegedly assaulting a man outside a bar as he faced scrutiny over his appointment to a lucrative overseas trade role.
Friendlyjordies’ Bondi home ‘firebombed’, lawyers for YouTuber claim.
Police have established a crime scene after a suspicious fire at the Sydney home of YouTube comedian Jordan Shanks-Markovina this morning.