Jude🇵🇸Aug 29, 2025
I missed this yesterday. Finally, some closure for #whistleblower #RichardBoyle. He can get on with his life at last, although the whole thing was a shitshow and reform is urgently required. #AusPol
https://michaelwest.com.au/no-conviction-for-whistleblower-boyle-reform-urged-after-ordeal/
No conviction for whistleblower Boyle. Reform urged after ordeal - Michael West

Tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle avoided jail with no conviction recorded after a seven-year ordeal, punished for doing what was right.

Michael West
News BeepAug 2, 2025

Lawyer for ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle urges court not to impose convictions

An Australian Tax Office whistleblower has argued he should be spared convictions because he was motivated by public…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ATO #ATOWhistleblower #AU #Australia #australiantaxationoffice #court #debtrecovery #garnishee #lieslkudelka #nickrobinson #rexpatrick #richardboyle #sadistrictcourt #stevenmillsteed
https://www.newsbeep.com/33882/

Jude🇵🇸Aug 1, 2025
JFC, this is a shitshow. Poor man. #RichardBoyle #whistleblower
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-01/ato-whistleblower-richard-boyle-faces-sentencing-hearing/105599954
Lawyer for ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle urges court not to impose convictions

Australian Tax Office whistleblower Richard Boyle has argued he should be spared convictions because he was motivated by public interest, and his actions led to change within the federal agency.

ABC News
DroppieJul 27, 2025

Several fedi-peeps have already posted this ABC article this morn
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/ato-tax-office-gst-scam-billions-fraud-four-corners/105573446
& been critical of the ATO. I am not here to defend the #ATO, & fwiw i remain deeply bitter about what they did to #RichardBoyle, but before too much more reflexive pile-on happens here, i would like to quote these four crucial paragraphs:

As the Abbott government swept to power in 2013, the ATO was moving away from this model of human verification to an automated system.That would eventually see about 1,000 staff — or half the people in the division responsible for the GST — lose their jobs."I'm not sure the ATO has ever recovered from that sort of drain of knowledge and drain of skill sets," said Stephen Hathway, a liquidator currently investigating a large-scale GST fraud."The people [at the ATO] work really hard and diligently, but there just needs to be more of them. And there needs to be more regard to getting out there in the field and making those inquiries."So, i suggest that one's wrath should be properly directed.

#AusPol #WhyIsLabor #HahahahaLiebs #NatsAreNuts #GreensYEAH

The ATO learned it was being scammed, then paid out millions more to fraudsters

It was a scam so simple it took just minutes on your phone, where you could tell the tax office how much money to pay you, and it came through within days. 

ABC News
Fusion Party AustraliaMay 15, 2024

David McBride, a whistleblower, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison. His case highlights a troubling reality: the first person imprisoned in relation to Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is the one who exposed them, not the perpetrators.

This sends a chilling message to potential whistleblowers nationwide: speak out and risk everything. The impact on democracy is profound, matched only by the toll on McBride and his family. He's not alone – Richard Boyle faces trial later this year. We cannot allow this to continue.

The Federal Government possesses the authority to intervene in these instances, yet has neglected to do so, despite acknowledging the flaws in the laws designed to safeguard whistleblowers.

Join us in demanding a full pardon for McBride, an end to the prosecution of whistleblowers like Boyle, and urgent reform of whistleblower protections.

Whistleblower Justice Fund has a contact your MP tool available at this link:
https://www.droptheprosecutions.org.au/contact_mp

Our policy:
https://www.fusionparty.org.au/ethical_governance

#JusticeForWhistleblowers #Whistleblower #ProtectWhistleblowers #DropTheCharges #DropTheProsecutions #DavidMcBride #RichardBoyle #FreeAssange #VoteForChange #VoteFusion #Fusion #Auspol #Australia

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Jude🇵🇸Sep 17, 2023
Good to see the #730report will be doing a piece on #RichardBoyle some time this week (when??). #Whistleblower laws in this country are deplorable.
MarcBaptista ⚜️Aug 9, 2023
Whistleblower protections for all Australians who speak up about wrongdoing are being put to the test in the court of appeal today. TODAY! This is a landmark test case. If you think this doesn’t concern you, it should! #RichardBoyle #HumanRights #WhistleblowerProtections
Mojo ♻️Jun 5, 2023
#RichardBoyle is facing time behind bars for acting out of a sense of duty, while those in the #PwC scandal are protected by the corporate world #taxcorporations #auspol #socialismforthecrooks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-16/pwc-tax-scandal-raises-government-outsourcing-questions/102349266
Richard Boyle faces life behind bars while those in the PwC scandal are protected by the corporate world

It's a crisis that calls into question the wisdom of government outsourcing crucial functions and highlights the often cosy relationship between government, bureaucracy, regulators and the corporate world, writes Ian Verrender.

ABC News
Kai AshMay 16, 2023

Seems like, if you're going to leak confidential info, make sure it's for the purpose of making rich people more money and not the public good.

ABC News (the Aussie one) on the different treatment of whistleblower Richard Boyle and PWC: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-16/pwc-tax-scandal-raises-government-outsourcing-questions/102349266

#whistleblowing #whistleblower #PwC #RichardBoyle #ABCnews

Richard Boyle faces life behind bars while those in the PwC scandal are protected by the corporate world

It's a crisis that calls into question the wisdom of government outsourcing crucial functions and highlights the often cosy relationship between government, bureaucracy, regulators and the corporate world, writes Ian Verrender.

ABC News
skuaMar 27, 2023

#AUPol #AusPol #WhistleBlowers #RichardBoyle #ATO #MarkDreyfus

Looks like blowing the whistle on the Australian Tax Office doing over small businesses might get you life in prison.
And Boyle accuses the ATO of being "callous", after taxpayer threats of suicide were ignored by senior staff.
Brings back memories of #RoboDebt suicides and reported multiple replies of #SoSadTooBad to a social worker's concerns.
Ethics collapsed across the #APS?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-27/richard-boyle-case-goes-to-trial-after-immunity-defence-fails/102148790

Tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle faces trial after his immunity defence fails

Former public servant Richard Boyle has lost his legal bid to be declared immune from prosecution as a whistleblower, meaning he could face the prospect of life in prison.

ABC News