Can you imagine if the tax office went into your bank account and retrieved money it says you owe, without your permission? 

Well, it can do that and it does.  

It’s a practice that distressed ATO employee Richard Boyle so much that he tried to help some taxpayers get around it. 

He also became a whistleblower and is now facing charges that could land him in jail for up to 46 years. 

Today, investigative journalist Adele Ferguson on his case and how whistleblower laws in Australia are failing all of us.

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Adele Ferguson, ABC investigative reporter