@Su_G @Ex_spurt @dbdean
Also important to know about the bravery of #DavidMcBride, the whistleblower who first leaked to the #ABC about war crimes in Afghanistan. He is still in prison.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-69006714

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McBride_%28whistleblower%29

David McBride: Australian army whistleblower jailed for leaking documents

David McBride pleaded guilty to stealing military secrets, but said he felt a moral duty to speak up.

Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan

Roberts-Smith previously failed in his attempt to sue three newspapers which published allegations he murdered unarmed civilians and bullied comrades

The Guardian

Note: #Whistleblower former Australian army lawyer #DavidMcBride remains imprisoned over his role in revealing information about alleged Australian war crimes in #Afghanistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McBride_(whistleblower)

https://linktr.ee/davidmcbride

https://web.archive.org/web/20240529144754/https://davidmcbride.com.au/

Send a letter to prisoner:
David McBride PIN 134463 Alexander Maconochie Centre Locked Bag 7775 Canberra BC, ACT 2609

It's now November and Australia's whistleblower laws are still broken. They fail to protect public servants like #DavidMcBride, even and especially when the government can hide their crimes behind a shroud of 'National Security' secrecy.

https://bird.makeup/users/davidshoebridge/statuses/1964931913938018563

#auspol #PardonDavidMcBride

David Shoebridge

3 years ago today I caught up with David McBride in Parliament to discuss his case - he still thought the system might be fair. Today he is still in prison in Canberra and whistleblower laws are still broken. A stain on this country.

https://michaelwest.com.au/david-mcbride-interview-army-whistleblower-high-court-nuremberg/

'The question at the heart of the case is deceptively simple:

Are there any circumstances under which a soldier can lawfully disobey orders from their superior?

Under current Australian law, the answer is no.

McBride’s lawyers argue that this position “ignores #Nuremberg”.'

#DavidMcBride #PardonDavidMcBride #auspol

David McBride interview: from Army media hijinks, to whistleblower, to High Court Nuremberg challenge - Michael West

"Are there any circumstances where a soldier can lawfully disobey orders from their superior?" Interviews with army whistleblower David McBride

Michael West
David McBride's last-ditch attempt to overturn conviction thrown out by High Court

The former military lawyer was sentenced to five years and eight months in jail after sharing classified material with journalists in a case that has raised debate about whistleblower laws. 

ABC News

Alcuni mesi fa, #DavidMcBride, aveva richiesto un permesso speciale per presentare ricorso all’Alta Corte d’#Australia.

Oggi l’Alta Corte ha respinto tale richiesta:
👉 hcourt.gov.au/sites/default/files/special-leave-applications/2025-10/09-10-25%20Results.pdf

A few months ago, incarcerated Aussie Government whistleblower #DavidMcBride requested special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia.

The High Court today refused this request: https://hcourt.gov.au/sites/default/files/special-leave-applications/2025-10/09-10-25%20Results.pdf

The Attorney General must pardon David, for Justice!

#MichellRowlandAG #AlboMP #humanrights #warcrimes #Nuremberg #auspol

Questo è il sito per la liberazione di #DavidMcBride, il militare australiano che ha denunciatori crimini di guerra dei soldati dell'#Australia che hanno combattuto in #Afghanistan. E' in carcere per aver rivelato la verità coperta da segreto militare.

https://mcbridecampaign.org

Campaign for David McBride

We support David McBride in his fight for justice. Join us.

#DavidMcBride ha denunciato che le forze militari australiane giustificavano l’uccisione di civili inermi in Afghanistan mettendo armi vicino alle vittime. Venivano costruite false prove fotografiche per dare l'illusione che i civili fossero combattenti legittimi. Ma in seguito si è scoperto che i “combattenti legittimi” non erano armati. Vi era l’occultamento di omicidi illegali intenzionali. David Mc Bride è adesso in carcere per aver fornito le prove.
#Australia