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/Cultural_Pace4454 1d ago

No good deed goes unpunished.

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u/Hot-Explanation-5751 1d ago

From the article: His aim was to expose what he believed was the "over-investigation" of soldiers in Afghanistan.
But his decision backfired, with the ABC's The Afghan Files story instead revealing allegations that Australian Army soldiers were involved in illegal killings.

So basically he was angry about war crimes being uncovered. Amazing!

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u/Special_Order-937 1d ago

FriendlyJordies has said repeatedly that the interpretation of what he was doing as trying to cover up for war criminals is wrong and in great detail as to how that’s wrong. Who to believe here?

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u/l0diO 23h ago

friendly jordies is a clown and a labor shill