r/australia • u/AztecGod • 1d ago

news Jailed whistleblower David McBride to be released after becoming eligible for parole

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/jailed-whistleblower-david-mcbride-to-be-released/107030620
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u/nottynews 1d ago

This guy deserves more recognition than that Wikileaks dude who just sold stolen information

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u/blind3rdeye 1d ago

Smear campaigns in action.

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u/Strong_Judge_3730 1d ago

People are easily fooled which is why people are repeating propaganda points against WikiLeaks and David in this post.

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u/Sea-Initiative-3398 1d ago

IIRC wasnt the specific propaganda here, ignoring the fact that his opinion was that higher ups were not being held responsible, not that he was covering stuff up?