David McBride Released After Decade-Long Battle | Australia News

After a decade-long legal battle, whistleblower David McBride is finally free — granted parole the very first day he was eligible following his five-year-and-eight-month sentence for leaking Afghan documents to ABC in 2016. Though he pleaded guilty and lost all appeals, including to the High Court, supporters hailed his release as justice for exposing military wrongdoing. Now facing a new challenge, McBride revealed he’s been diagnosed with treatable lung cancer and will undergo surgery soon — a moment of both relief and resilience. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/73bd763076d318bd