THE woman who raised the alarm about disgraced former NSW government Minister Milton Orkopouloswas fired by the state parliament from her electorate office job.

Orkopoulos, formerly the state's Aboriginal Affairs Minister, was found guilty of 28 pedophilia and drug charges. Gillian Sneddon, Orkopoulos's former electorate officer in the Hunter seat of Swansea, who helped collect evidence from his office for police, had her employment terminated last month - the day she began to give evidence at the Orkopoulos trial, Sydney newspapers say.

She had been on stress leave and is fighting a workers' compensation claim against parliament.
From courier Mail March 15, 2008

In reading many stories of whistleblowers, it is a common thread that they are often fired, and lose everything - job, income, reputation, etc. Often the stress of the process impacts on their relationships, resulting in marriage breakups, and/or depression. Since so few whistleblowers are ever rewarded for doing what's right, the least we can do is to recognize their courage and applaud them.