From City to Country, Voters Call for Tougher Whistleblower Protections

From rural dwellers to wealthy urbanites, voters say they want more transparency and accountability in politics.

Federal Independent candidate for Wentworth Allegra Spender speaks to the media during a press conference following the Fuel Security Summit in Sydney, Australia, on April 21, 2022. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

From the leafy, affluent suburb of Wentworth—where 53 percent of the population have a university degree and the median family income is $3,991 a week—to Cowper—where only 16 percent have a tertiary qualification and a family earns a median of just $1,524—voters are considering the issue of whistleblowing.

Researchers uComms, commissioned by the Whistleblower Justice Fund, polled several electorates asking between 725 and 800 people their opinions, giving the results a 3.35 percent margin of error.