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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Courts lift suppression orders on ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle’s landmark case

Richard Boyle arrives at the Adelaide Magistrates Court in Adelaide
Whistleblower and former tax office worker Richard Boyle is now facing 24 charges and could be given a lengthy term of imprisonment if convicted. Photograph: Kelly Barnes/AAP

The South Australian courts have lifted suppression orders that would have stymied the media’s ability to report on a landmark case launched by tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle.

The decision, which follows an intervention by Guardian Australia, paves the way for media to more freely report on the first major test of Australia’s whistleblowing laws, which will likely have significant consequences for the protections available to others who speak out about government wrongdoing.

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