Often someone blows the whistle because they believe that protected information to which they’ve been privy is within the public’s interest, and that the public has a right to know. If we start with the premise that government transparency is inherently good, which is the hill I will die on, then all that’s left to morally weigh up is whether or not this information was in the public’s interest to know. When revealing sensitive information, you might be a hero to one person and to another, a...
Published 11/27/20
In 2013 Chloe Preston, a young law clerk one week out from admission, was working alone in her boss’ home practice in Canberra, Australia’s capital city. Her boss was out of the office and in fact, out of the Country, as he had flown to The Hague just 24 hours earlier to help Timor-Leste prepare a case against Australia in the court of arbitrations. At around 9 o’clock that morning, the doorbell rang. Preston opened the door and was shocked to see ten officers waiting for her, including...
Published 11/01/20