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Women face bullying, harassment for blowing the whistle

People exposing wrongdoing are facing reprisals such as losing their jobs or being bullied and harassed, sparking calls for better whistleblower protections.

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Bendigo Writers Festival has questions to answer over ‘untenable’ code of conduct for authors

Around 20 writers, including prominent Palestine advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah and Stella Prize winners Evelyn Araluen, Clare Wright and Jess Hill, have reportedly withdrawn from Bendigo Writers Festival, which opens today.

The Conversation

Political hiatus keeps media gag on killer granny

A grandmother who was convicted of murdering her partner on their yacht wants to overturn a parole condition preventing her from speaking to the media.

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Victorian bail laws passed after marathon debate as Jacinta Allan says she has ‘listened to victims of crime’

Premier accused of ‘capitulation to the tabloid media’ as human rights groups warn changes will lead to increased criminalisation of Aboriginal and other marginalised communities

The Guardian - AU

NSW has passed controversial hate speech and protest laws. Here’s what you need to know

The changes, aimed at curbing antisemitism, make racist remarks in public a criminal offence and restrict protests near places of worship

The Guardian - AU

Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in Penrith hotel – as it happened

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Eight staff of Australian Electoral Commission contractor fabricated voice referendum location data

AEC ‘considering its legal position’ after investigation prompted by Guardian reporting into allegations from McNair whistleblower

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Whistleblower claims false survey data was provided to Australian defence department

Exclusive: Details on a military recruitment survey were allegedly fabricated, claims whistleblower who is seeking protection under Australia’s complex disclosure laws

The Guardian - AU

Australian Border Force searched phones of 10,000 travellers in past two years, data shows

Exclusive: About one in four people stopped at border had some data copied from their devices by Australian Border Force

The Guardian - AU

Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitely

Tech entrepreneur who lives in the US says he has been held up at Sydney airport for hours three times in the past year

The Guardian - AU

Operation Zufolo: Australia deployed a ‘charade’ to sustain indefinite immigration detention – it failed

Exclusive: The federal government set out to show it was trying to deport non-citizens, knowing there was a risk a key high court ruling could be overturned. But an insider says it was purely symbolic

The Guardian - AU

Bougainville's destructive goldmine could also be its $90 billion key to independence

This Bougainville community is living on a literal goldmine, but some residents say that despite it being abandoned for decades, it poses a risk to their environment and human rights.

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Their fight made history, but Franklin blockade activists say their tactics wouldn't work today

Activists involved in the protest that saved the Franklin River say the environmental win would not have been possible under today's anti-protest laws.

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