🎥 TRAILER – The Cost: Whistleblowers in Australia

If enough of us chip in, we can ensure as many people as possible see The Cost by:

• Promoting the trailer nationally across social media and catch up TV.
• Getting the film onto streaming services and TV to reach new audiences and grow the power of the film.
• Boosting the film online with a huge digital advertising blitz to reach hundreds of thousands of people.

Every donation means this film can go further. Will you chip in to fund The Cost's distribution?

Whistleblowers are the backbone of transparency and accountability – democracy can't function without them, nor good journalism, nor anti-corruption efforts. And yet, Australian whistleblower protection laws are woefully inadequate.

Instead of being applauded for speaking out against wrongdoing, everyday people face criminal charges, mountains of legal debt, and often blacklisting in their profession.

The cost is simply too high. And that's why GetUp made this film.

We all know what needs to change – experts, advocates, the Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, and even his Coalition predecessor, Christian Porter, agreed.¹

But with two men facing jail time right now for whistleblowing, reform can't wait.²

Public pressure has already led the Attorney-General to intervene in the whistleblowing case of Bernard Collaery, Witness K's lawyer. But the Attorney-General has stopped short of dropping prosecutions against other whistleblowers.³

So we're ramping up the pressure. Armed with this film, together we can shine a spotlight on exactly why reforms are so desperately needed – and turn up the heat on the government with a message they can't ignore.

The Cost: Whistleblowers in Australia will be launched on Wednesday 12 October 2022. Keep an eye on your inbox for the release – and remember to share the film far and wide!

In order for this film to have real impact, we need to reach as many people as possible. Will you chip in to help make that happen?

Try this video instead: