Australia: Protect Whistleblowers from Retaliation

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Australian Parliament in Canberra at sunrise. © Kinson C Photography via Getty Images (Sydney, July 30, 2025) – The Australian government should create a dedicated Whistleblower Protection Authority to support and protect public-interest whistleblowers, Human Rights Watch said in a recent submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee of the Australian Senate.Since February 2025, the committee has been considering the proposed Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025. It would create such an authority, which would provide information,…

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