People who speak up about wrongdoing play a vital role in protecting the public interest. Are our laws keeping them safe?
This live webinar will give an in-depth overview of where whistleblower laws are currently falling short, what upcoming opportunities for reform look like, and what best-practice whistleblower protections can teach us about advocacy for legislative change.
This webinar is available to you through DevelopU – PSA CPSU NSW’s e-learning platform. Register via the link below to secure your spot and receive joining details.
What you’ll learn
- The current state of whistleblower protections in Australia
- Where existing laws are falling short of protecting those who speak up
- Upcoming opportunities for legislative reform
Training details
Exclusively for union members
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections
Human Rights Law Centre Webinar, free to all members
This is the second in a series of learning modules on whistleblowing for union members, officials, delegates, and anyone interested in policy and law reform – developed by the Human Rights Law Centre’s Whistleblower Project in partnership with the CPSU. If you haven’t watched Whistleblowing 101 (Module 1), you can watch it on DevelopU today – but it’s not a prerequisite!
Register via DevelopU to secure your place. A confirmation email with joining details will follow.
Date Friday 5 June 2026
Time 1:00pm
Location Online via Zoom webinar
Your presenters
Kieran Pender
Associate Legal Director, Human Rights Law Centre – Whistleblower Project
Madeleine Howle
Lawyer, Human Rights Law Centre – Whistleblower Project
About DevelopU
DevelopU is our union’s online learning platform – developed federally by the CPSU and made available to branches across the country, so every member can access quality learning no matter where they are. Courses cover everything from advancing your career and building confidence, to workplace health and safety, financial wellbeing and understanding the union movement.
DevelopU gives union members like you the chance to build career skills, life skills and workplace skills, all at your own pace. As part of the CPSU family, your branch is part of something bigger: a growing national learning resource that keeps adding new courses and live webinars, built by your union, for your union.
About the Whistleblower Project
The Human Rights Law Centre’s Whistleblower Project is Australia’s first dedicated legal service providing specialist advice and assistance to whistleblowers in the public and private sectors across all jurisdictions. The Project advocates for law reform to strengthen whistleblower protections and delivers community legal education on whistleblowing laws.