We are pleased to contribute a submission in response to the Albanese Government’s consultation paper (November 2023) on stage 2 of Commonwealth public sector whistleblowing reforms. Our submission underscores the vital opportunity open to the Government to transform Commonwealth whistleblower protection laws into ones that are fit for purpose. At present, these laws, while symbolic, are cumbersome to administer and remain substantially under-implemented (if not unimplementable) due to their complexity, inconsistencies and lack of enforcement. We broadly support all suggestions for reform in the consultation paper. The key priority for the Government should be to use these suggestions to comprehensively overhaul both the Public Interest Disclosure Act and other federal whistleblower protection laws, rather than simply further tweak just one part of an already overly fragmented, largely dysfunctional scheme.