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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

ATO claim could change everything for whistleblowers - AFR

A small Queensland manufacturer, its former management accountant and an online Australian Taxation Office portal are the unlikely ingredients for what may prove a seismic shift in Australia’s whistleblowing laws.

It could all come down to a Federal Court judge tasked with deciding a crucial and novel question: Do regulators such as the Tax Office owe a duty of care to whistleblowers?

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