AUKUS. Deal of the century! … For the AmericansBy Rex Patrick | October 23, 2025Trump has indicated the US will proceed with AUKUS. Good news for the US, serious consequences for Australia.
Unconstitutional “evil”. Albo’s plan for more government secrecyBy Rex Patrick | October 16, 2025Prime Minister Albanese's plan to amend FOI laws and increase government secrecy may be unconstitutional, and the ...
Snowy 2.0 legal cost avalanche – more public money spent hushing more public informationBy Rex Patrick | October 12, 2025The Government has confessed to the Senate that it has spent $600K on lawyers to prevent the early warnings signs ...
AUKUS nuclear waste costs? Government: we know but we’re not sayingBy Rex Patrick | October 10, 2025The Government has calculated preliminary costs for the treatment and storage of high-level radioactive waste from ...
A crack in the AUKUS public relations pressure hull!By Rex Patrick | October 5, 2025AUKUS is a hugely expensive Defence project facing considerable and, many argue unsurmountable, hurdles. But does ...
Fat Cats say what? Too much transparency caused Robodebt scandalBy Rex Patrick | October 5, 2025In an extraordinary pitch for a public servant scrutiny void, senior public servants have blamed Robodebt on ...
Government playing word games with nuclear weaponsBy Rex Patrick | September 27, 2025While a treaty prohibits nuclear weapons stationed in Australia, the Government tries to circumvent it, playing ...
Neither confirm nor deny: Foreign Investment Review Board secrecyBy Rex Patrick | September 25, 2025The Albanese Government is going to extremes to prevent scrutiny of decisions by the Foreign Investment Review Board.
Nuclear subs base. Will it be Newy or The Gong?By Rex Patrick | September 15, 2025A business case to establish a nuclear submarine base at Port Kembla or Newcastle is being prepared for the NSW ...
Ghost Shark drones – “music to Trump’s ears”By Rex Patrick | September 14, 2025The Government has just announced a spend of $1.7B on new ‘Ghost Shark’ underwater drones. But there appears to be ...
No controversy, please. We are the Aussie Government!By Rex Patrick | September 12, 2025The Albanese Government's proposed changes to Freedom of Information laws will deny access to any document of the ...
Albo’s dangerous expansion of Cabinet secrecyBy Rex Patrick | September 8, 2025Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s proposed modifications of Freedom of Information laws are a huge secrecy grab, ...