Whistleblower protection overhaul needed in Queensland to prevent next Fitzgerald inquiry, experts say

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has agreed to the recommendations of three high-profile inquiries that have called for a review of whistleblower protections. Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAP

Queensland urgently needs to protect whistleblowers if it is to avoid a repeat of the fiasco which led to this week’s Tony Fitzgerald-led inquiry, experts and advocates say.

The premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has so far this year agreed to the recommendations of no fewer than three high-profile inquiries in Queensland that have called for a review of whistleblower protections.