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.
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."
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?
Everything about AUKUS nuclear waste is a political secret, including the cost, which will more than double the ...
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?
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
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?
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?
Before the last election, a bureaucrat in the office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet attempted to embed ...
Chalmers’ tax reform must tackle corporate tax evasion
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is talking tax reform, and a public debate is long overdue. A key component should be to ...
“Accumulation of defects”. A-G report scathing on Navy shipbuilding
As the Navy embarks on the ambitious AUKUS program, the Auditor-General has handed Defence a ‘C minus’ on the ...
“Admit it, and move on”: Rex Patrick on Australia’s East Timor spying
It's 21 years since the Howard Government spied on Timor-Leste but the National Archives is still stonewalling on ...
FOI win as Information Commissioner rebukes Defence secrecy
After more than four years, the Information Commissioner has compelled the Defence Dept. to hand over information ...
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