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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Reality Winner's story reflects Australia's whistleblower crisis - Crikey

Like Reality Winner in the US, Australian whistleblowers David McBride and Richard Boyle face an enormous cost for calling out abuses of power.

The Australian release of the film Reality — based on the true story of American whistleblower Reality Winner (yes, that is her real name) — interestingly coincides with our nation grappling with how to deal with its own whistleblowers.

The film’s title is a nod to not only Winner but director Tina Satter’s approach to the story, with the film’s dialogue lifted verbatim from a recording of an FBI raid of Winner’s home in 2017 and court transcripts relating to the investigation. It is “reality” in its starkest form.

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