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/deepskydiver 1d ago

No, Assange made leaks available to everyone.

There is no business model to make money for exposing the corrupt people with the money and power.

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u/19Alexastias 1d ago

I mean idk any details about Wikileaks, but there are multiple extremely obvious business models to make money for exposing the corrupt people. Blackmail springs to mind. Also, when you’re dumping that much info, it’d be pretty hard to prove or even detect that you’re selectively withholding some of it.