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Protect Whistleblowers. Expose Toxic Culture. Demand Change.
- gattygee
- May 16
- 2 min read
As a candidate for Montgomery, I stand with the Exposing Tasmanian Corruption Action Group and fully support their development of an anonymous disclosure portal—because Tasmania urgently needs a safe way to expose toxic cultures in both public institutions and private industries.
The DECEP Project is a pilot initiative by the Exposing Tasmanian Corruption Action Group, created to expose toxic workplace culture and systemic failures across Tasmania. It offers a secure, anonymous online platform where individuals can disclose misconduct, bullying, abuse of power, and institutional harm without fear of retaliation.
Muria Roberts is a Tasmanian educator and advocate who founded Exposing Tasmanian Corruption, a grassroots initiative aimed at confronting systemic injustice and institutional abuse across the state. Collaborating with international allies like Donna Stemmer of WorkRight in Aotearoa, Roberts aims to empower whistleblowers and drive cultural change in Tasmania's institutions.
Dr Donna Wakenshaw from WorkRight, who has led frontline efforts to expose abuse and unsafe systems in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her tireless work supporting whistleblowers and survivors has helped shape best-practice models for cultural change—models Tasmania urgently needs. Donna Wakenshaw has been instrumental in exposing harm and holding systems accountable. Her experience supporting whistleblowers and survivors is a model for what we need here: safe reporting pathways, real follow-through, and a culture that values truth over image.
One key area of focus is the Department for Education, Children and Young People (DECYP)—an institution that holds enormous responsibility for the care and protection of Tasmania’s most vulnerable. Repeated failures in oversight, harmful internal culture, and lack of accountability within DECYP have left staff disillusioned and families betrayed.
The DECEP Project exists to give voice to those who have been silenced and to build a body of evidence that demands reform. By mapping disclosures and amplifying patterns of harm, the project is a crucial step toward transparency, justice, and the cultural change Tasmania urgently needs.
For too long, survivors, whistleblowers, and frontline workers have carried the burden of silence. From abusive power structures in youth detention and health, to bullying, cover-ups, and retaliation in government agencies and corporate workplaces—Tasmanians have been gaslit, ignored, and punished for speaking out.
This isn’t just about corruption—it’s about culture. A culture that protects the powerful, silences truth-tellers, and allows harm to thrive behind closed doors.
This project is a vital step toward systemic change. Toxic environments don't just happen—they’re enabled by secrecy, fear, and a lack of accountability. I believe every Tasmanian deserves to feel safe at work, in care, and in their community. We need mechanisms that support disclosure, protect identities, and lead to real consequences for abuse of power.
If elected, I’ll fight to expose not just the corruption, but the cultures that allow it. The time for silence is over.
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