Former Australian military lawyer David McBride helped expose war crimes in Afghanistan by leaking 235 documents, most of which were classified military information. McBride says his intention in leaking the documents was to ensure military leaders and the government were held to account for their decisions about the conduct of the war. The documents formed the basis of the ABC's 2017 investigative series exposing alleged war crimes titled The Afghan Files. McBride is now in jail for breaching n
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Former Australian military lawyer David McBride helped expose war crimes in Afghanistan by leaking 235 documents, most of which were classified military information. McBride says his intention in leaking the documents was to ensure military leaders and the government were held to account for their decisions about the conduct of the war. The documents formed the basis of the ABC's 2017 investigative series exposing alleged war crimes titled The Afghan Files. McBride is now in jail for breaching n
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Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years in jail for sharing classified documents with the press. The leaked material was used in the ABC's Afghan Files report, which alleged Australian soldiers were involved in illegal killings. Personalise your news & stay in the know with the ABC NEWS app: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp | ABC News
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Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years in jail for sharing classified documents with the press. The leaked material was used in the ABC's Afghan Files report, which alleged Australian soldiers were involved in illegal killings. Personalise your news & stay in the know with the ABC NEWS app: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp | ABC News
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VIDEO: Jailed whistleblower David McBride speaks from prison
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VIDEO: Jailed whistleblower David McBride speaks from prison
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Former military lawyer jailed for leaking classified documents
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Former military lawyer jailed for leaking classified documents
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Former military lawyer David McBride has given up his fight against charges he broke the law by leaking classified material to journalists by pleading guilty to three charges. | ABC News
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Former military lawyer David McBride has given up his fight against charges he broke the law by leaking classified material to journalists by pleading guilty to three charges. | ABC News
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Defence whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years
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Defence whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years
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Former Defence lawyer David McBride has been jailed for over five years, after admitting to stealing classified military information, and passing it to ABC journalists. 7NEWS at 6pm. #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney
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Former Defence lawyer David McBride has been jailed for over five years, after admitting to stealing classified military information, and passing it to ABC journalists. 7NEWS at 6pm. #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney
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Military lawyer David McBride pleads guilty to leaking classified information
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Geoffrey Watson from the Centre for Public Integrity discusses protection for whistle-blowers after former military lawyer David McBride pleaded guilty to leaking classified information. | ABC News
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David McBride and defence lawyer Mark Davis outside ACT Supreme Court
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David McBride is a former Australian Defence Force lawyer, who gained notoriety for leaking materials exposing war crimes committed by members of Australia’s Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan. After reporting his findings through the necessary chain of command to no avail, McBride offered his findings to journalists at the ABC. ‘The Afghan Files’ include multiple incidents of Special Forces troops killing unarmed civilians, including children and raised wider concerns around the “warr
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David McBride speaks outside ACT Supreme Court
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Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months in jail for sharing classified military documents with journalists. David McBride's lawyer Mark Davis says the length of the sentence came as a shock. Choose your news on the ABC NEWS app and stay in the know: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp | ABC News
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Jailed military lawyer David McBride loses appeal
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Australian MP criticises jail sentence given to former army lawyer David McBride
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Former military lawyer sentenced to 5yrs, 8 months in jail
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Jailed whistleblower David McBride loses appeal against severity of sentence | ABC NEWS
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David McBride is facing court today after he blew the whistle on the Australian Defence Force for alleged war crimes. Hamish Macdonald sat down with McBride on the eve of his trial to find out why he chose to expose his own. | The Project
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Today whistleblowing laws have utterly failed David McBride again. He is still in prison for telling the truth about war crimes in Afghanistan - it is appalling the one person in prison for what happened with Australian troops in Afghanistan is the one who told the truth. | David Shoebridge
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DAVID McBRIDE: DAY 365
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David McBride leaked secret files to journalists. When police were closing in on him, he fled Australia for Spain, only to come back for a father-daughter school dance. Choose your news on the ABC NEWS app and stay in the know: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp #4Corners #Secrets #WarCrimes #Jail #Afghanistan #Australia #DefenceForce #Classified #Dad #Daughter #Family | ABC News
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David McBride interview: from Army media hijinks, to whistleblower, to High Court Nuremberg challenge - Michael West
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"Australians need to know about this case." Nick Xenophon explains the trial his client - David McBride - is currently facing. | Q A
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The Story of David McBride | The Whistleblower Who Challenged the System
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He told the truth. Now he’s in jail. #FreeDavidMcBride
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4 days ago David McBride was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months for exposing war crimes in Afghanistan. This was posted to his YouTube account 2 days ago. #DavidMcBride #FreeMcBride #Whistleblower #BecFreedom #BeyondTheDeceptions #WarCrimes #fyp #riseup @Becfreedom89.18
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CITIZENS INSIGHT – Risking a life sentence to expose war crimes and lies – David McBride
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Reportback from my visit with David McBride today. We have to fix whistleblower laws in this country NOW. | David Shoebridge
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