Former US Marine pilot arrested in Australia worked with Chinese hacker unknowingly, lawyer says
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McBride stole over 200 classified documents from the Australian military and grossly breached his duties by sharing these documents with journalists. Such actions threaten Australia's national security and put the lives of soldiers who serve the country at risk. A prison sentence was necessitated because it's important to deter others from taking the same steps.
What does it say about a society that punishes a whistleblower who revealed war crimes while those who perpetrated the crimes are yet to face justice? This is a dark day for democracy in Australia. Whistleblowing rules need to be changed so this sort of thing doesn't happen again — otherwise, wrongdoing will continue to be treated with impunity.