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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Kieran Pender

Whistleblower protection must not be an afterthought – it is the main game of integrity

Andrew Wilkie, Helen Haines and David Pocock stand next to each other in front of a painting at Parliament House while holding a report about whistleblowers
Independent MPs Andrew Wilkie and Helen Haines, and independent senator David Pocock launch the Whistleblower Protections Report at Parliament House. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

It has been a momentous week for integrity in Australia.

On Monday, Iraq war whistleblower Andrew Wilkie used parliamentary privilege to reveal allegations of fraudulent coal testing by Australian companies, tabling documents provided to his office by an industry whistleblower. Wilkie claimed coal exporters had been “lying for years about the quality of our coal,” with major implications for emissions reduction and Australia’s contribution to the climate crisis.

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