https://www.acnc.gov.au/tools/factsheets/whistleblower-protections
https://www.hrlc.org.au/news/2023/8/28/report-whistleblower-laws-are-failing
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/29/australias-federal-whistleblowing-laws-have-not-protected-anyone-since-inception-analysis-shows
https://www.fwc.gov.au/registered-organisations/whistleblowing/whistleblower-protections
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/24/as-a-former-whistleblower-myself-im-urging-the-government-to-protect-australian-whistleblowers
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Glossary:
1. Julian Assange: An Australian editor, publisher, and activist known for founding WikiLeaks, a platform for publishing classified information.
2. WikiLeaks: An international organization that publishes news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous sources. It aims to promote transparency, freedom of speech, and investigative journalism.
3. Political Prisoner: An individual imprisoned for their political beliefs, activities, or affiliations rather than any criminal activity.
4. British Jail: Refers to the time Julian Assange spent in a British prison.
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Julian Assange will have his last chance to avoid extradition to the United States. The Wikileaks founder has been in Hindmarsh Prison in the UK and is wanted in the US for espionage, facing 18 charges related to the publication of a range of highly classified material about the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Assange faces 175 years in prison if he’s extradited to the United States. We explore his complicated legacy. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 ABC News In-depth takes you deeper on the big stories, with long-form journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, Planet America and more, and explainers from ABC News Video Lab.
5. Truth to Power: Speaking truth to power is a phrase used to describe the act of speaking out against authority or powerful institutions, often to challenge injustices or abuses of power.
6. Extradited: The legal process of transferring an individual from one jurisdiction to another for prosecution or to serve a sentence.
7. Death Penalty: A legal punishment by death for committing certain crimes.
8. Journalist: A person who gathers, writes, edits, and distributes news and information to the public.
9. Hacker: Someone who gains unauthorized access to computer systems or networks.
10. Silvera: Potentially a misspelling; could refer to Assange's silver hair.
11. Whistleblower: An individual who exposes secretive information or activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, unethical, or not correct.
12. Web Platform: A software platform that enables users to access information, communicate, and conduct transactions over the internet.
13. Collateral Murder: A video released by WikiLeaks showing a US helicopter attack in Baghdad in 2007 that resulted in civilian casualties, including journalists.
14. Freedom of Information: The right to access information held by public bodies.
15. Criminal Investigation: The process of gathering, analysing, and evaluating evidence to determine whether a crime has been committed and to identify the perpetrator.
16. Dissidents: Individuals who oppose official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
17. Embassy: The official residence or offices of an ambassador in a foreign country.
18. Asylum: Protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.
19. Espionage Act: A United States federal law that prohibits interference with military operations, support of U.S. enemies during wartime, and disclosure of classified information that could harm the United States.
20. Extradition: The surrender of an accused or convicted individual by one state or country to another for trial or punishment.
21. Supreme Court: The highest court in a country or state, typically with final appellate jurisdiction over all legal disputes.
22. Redacted: To edit or prepare for publication by omitting or obscuring certain information.
23. Indictment: A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
24. Pariah: An outcast or someone who is rejected by society.
25. Hacking Charge: A legal accusation of unauthorized access or manipulation of computer systems.
26. Commuted: To reduce a criminal's sentence, especially a sentence of death to one of imprisonment.
27. National Security Journalism: Journalism that focuses on reporting about intelligence agencies, military operations, and other matters related to national security.
28. Hypocrisy: The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behaviour does not conform.
29. Travesty: A grotesque or absurd imitation or exaggeration of something.
30. Diplomatic Solution: A resolution to a conflict or disagreement achieved through diplomatic negotiations and agreements between nations.
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Jul 20, 2010
http://www.ted.com The controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange, who's reportedly being sought for questioning by US authorities, talks to TED's Chris Anderson about how the site operates, what it has accomplished -- and what drives him. The interview includes graphic footage of a recent US airstrike in Baghdad. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpXbgx4hnlc
Apr 13, 2017
http://democracynow.org - Full interview with Julian Assange on Democracy Now!, including a debate with investigative journalist Allan Nairn. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: http://democracynow.org
Dr Simpson has written many articles for Splash247 Global Maritime and Shipping News (https://splash247.com/), such as https://splash247.com/live-export-is-in-deep-shit/
"Lynn Simpson, live exports whistleblower," The Whistle, January 2017, pp. 9-10
Lynn Simpson, "How the tides change," The Whistle, January 2018, pp. 4-5
Lynn Simpson, "If at first you don't succeed ...", The Whistle, January 2020, pp. 7-8
He was instrumental in bringing about the Royal Commission in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry 2018: https://www.jeffmorris.com.au/
"After the banking royal commission" (notes on a talk by Jeff), The Whistle, January 2020, pp. 15-16
Don Parkes, "Doctored! A university story" (summary), The Whistle, January 2018, p. 16 and the complete book at https://www.bmartin.cc/dissent/documents/Parkes11.pdf
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