Australia's Afghan Files Whistleblower Sentenced to Prison Term

Australian journalist David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison, or alternatively two years and three months with the possibility of parole. The sentence was handed down after McBride pleaded guilty to charges including theft and sharing classified documents with the press. The documents in question were related to alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan and were used as part of a 2017 series by the public broadcaster ABC, known as "The Afghan Files". This is considered a significant case as it marks the first time a whistleblower has been punished for revealing information about government wrongdoing.