Here’s some more coverage of days 3 and 4 of the McBride trial:
Day 4:
- Whistleblower David McBride loses bid to stave off trial over public interest defence https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/16/whistleblower-david-mcbride-loses-bid-trial-public-interest-defence-act
- Duty bound to hide a crime. Appeals Court paves the way for McBride “guilty” verdict https://michaelwest.com.au/duty-bound-to-hide-a-crime-appeals-court-paves-the-way-for-mcbride-guilty-verdict/
- McBride Trial: Appeal Bid Rejected; Public Interest Still Denied https://consortiumnews.com/2023/11/16/mcbride-trial-appeal-bid-rejected-public-interest-still-denied/
Day 3:
- Commonwealth argues against handing more intel to whistleblower as trial delayed https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/whistleblower-s-trial-delayed-after-judge-rejects-he-was-duty-bound-to-leak-information-20231115-p5ek5c.html
- Whistleblower David McBride’s trial delayed slightly over key public interest argument https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/15/whistleblower-david-mcbrides-trial-delayed-slightly-over-key-public-interest-argument
- Is the law is an ass? David McBride case takes another twist on day three https://michaelwest.com.au/the-law-is-an-ass-david-mcbride-case-takes-another-twist-on-day-three/
- David McBride Trial - Day Three - Consortium News https://www.youtube.com/live/ky7B1cckcjs
The Afghan Files, abc News reports that McBride is the source of (2017):
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Michael West is covering it too
Mate, come on, that’s not fair at all. Get your head out of your arse.
ABC have been covering this heaps. They broke the Afghan files story in the first place. Adele Furgheson has literally been writing articles about whistleblowers and David McBride for weeks in the lead up to this. Latest one from looking at the ABC website here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-18/david-mcbride-guilty-plea-whistleblower-protection/103120544
Fairfax is also literally the news link at the top of the OP post here!
There are always excellent reports coming from the ABC & Fairfax with a quality of investigative work that FJ doesn’t even come close to matching. ABC & Fairfax may have their faults, but this is not one of them.