Former public servant Michaela Banerji loses High Court free speech case

Doug Dingwall
Sally Whyte
Updated August 13 2019 - 9:35am, first published August 7 2019 - 10:00am

The nation's highest court has found the federal government's limits on free speech in the public service are constitutional, in a decision that clears the way for punishments targeting bureaucrats who express political views.

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Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au

Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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