Whistleblower David McBride has been released on parole after serving more than two years in jail.
The former military lawyer was convicted in 2024 for stealing top-secret defence material and sharing it with journalists, however the resulting story didn't turn out as he'd hoped, the ABC was raided by federal police and McBride was imprisoned for leaking classified military documents relating to Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
McBride has now revealed he is being treated for early-stage lung cancer.
Bernard Collaery, lawyer and himself a whistleblower, told ABC NewsRadio that McBride was jailed because he couldn't find the right route to raise his concerns.
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