Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Corruption Currents: U.S. Pays Millions to BHP Billiton Whistleblower

Latest: Corruption and Money Laundering.

Corruption Currents: U.S. Pays Millions to BHP Billiton Whistleblower.


Americans pay millions to

 whistleblower at BHP; we hound 

them out of their jobs.


Whistleblowers who call out corporate corruption in
 America receive government payouts, but those
 in Australia face unemployment and an uncertain future.
News of the bounty comes as the new, more powerful crossbench in Federal Parliament shapes up to pressure the big parties to change Australia's whistleblower protection laws.
The calls for reform are being made as Fairfax Media can reveal new details of another whistleblower case that suggests serious ethical failings by a top Australian businesswoman and ABC board member, Kirstin Ferguson.
A Fair Work Commission complaint filed by the whistleblower alleges he was "victimised as a result of the disclosures" he made to Dr Ferguson about alleged corruption at mining services giant Thiess. Dr Ferguson is a director at Thiess' parent company, Leighton Holdings (now named CIMIC), and is responsible for company ethics as ethics committee chairwoman.
Dr Ferguson declined to comment on detailed questions sent to h....

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