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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Paul Karp

Whistleblower bill excluding sexual harassment complaints from protection goes too far, Greens senator says

David Shoebridge
Greens senator David Shoebridge says Labor’s bill ‘would seriously limit protections for whistleblowers’ on complaints relating to employment. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Labor’s whistleblower bill goes too far in excluding personal conduct such as sexual harassment complaints from protection, the Greens and legal stakeholders have warned.

The Greens justice spokesperson, David Shoebridge, said the bill “excludes whistleblower complaints with a mixture of employment elements”, which he claims goes a step further than the related recommendation from a review into the laws.

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