Rex Patrick

Rex Patrick is a former Senator for South Australia and, earlier, a submariner in the armed forces. Best known as an anti-corruption and transparency crusader, Rex is also known as the "Transparency Warrior."
Port Kembla? more nuclear submarine base secrecy. What’s the scam?

Port Kembla? more nuclear submarine base secrecy. What’s the scam?

Port Kembla is a possible host for an AUKUS nuclear submarine base on our East Coast, but nobody is talking about it.
Arbitrary FOI process exposed. What’s the scam?

Arbitrary FOI process exposed. What’s the scam?

Two identical Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, one month apart. Two radically different disclosure outcomes. ...
AUKUS delusions. More rivets pop in submarine drama

AUKUS delusions. More rivets pop in submarine drama

Announcing a new one-sided sub-deal with the UK, resisting calls for a review, ignoring a US Admiral's caution, ...
One Last Swipe: Australian Taxation Office still punishing whistleblower Richard Boyle

One Last Swipe: Australian Taxation Office still punishing whistleblower Richard Boyle

Richard Boyle argues he shouldn’t have a conviction recorded against his name for blowing the whistle. The ...
Groundhog day for the Maugean Skate. What’s the scam?

Groundhog day for the Maugean Skate. What’s the scam?

The dwindling population of the Maugean Skate has become the latest victim of unnecessary government secrecy.
Algae politics. South Australian marine devastation is just the start.

Algae politics. South Australian marine devastation is just the start.

Fishermen despair and beach-walkers recoil as blue algae bloom devastates South Australia's marine life. It is now ...
Trillion dollar AUKUS subs plus nuclear waste in perpetuity?

Trillion dollar AUKUS subs plus nuclear waste in perpetuity?

Everything about AUKUS nuclear waste is a political secret, including the cost, which will more than double the ...
Gambling inquiry scam of silence

Gambling inquiry scam of silence

It's been over two years since the late Peta Murphy MP tabled her report on online gaming and its impact on those ...
Fighting for a Whistleblower Authority. Will we ever get one?

Fighting for a Whistleblower Authority. Will we ever get one?

A bill to establish a Whistleblower Protection Authority is before a Senate Committee, and submissions are in. But ...
Delay, deny, defend. The FOI process is broken

Delay, deny, defend. The FOI process is broken

The Freedom of Information process is turning contemporary information useful for current debate and scrutiny into ...
Trump’s AUKUS review coming soon. Will he stop the folly?

Trump’s AUKUS review coming soon. Will he stop the folly?

It’s almost a month since the US announced a 30-day review to determine whether AUKUS fits within its ‘America ...
PM’s Caretaker Conventions. Who is taking care of whom?

PM’s Caretaker Conventions. Who is taking care of whom?

Before the last election, a bureaucrat in the office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet attempted to embed ...
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