The science of sacking. Be gone CSIRO scientists!By Rex Patrick | January 19, 2026CSIRO chief Doug Hilton announced he’s sacking 350 scientists, but the $965K pa head of the science body now ...
Donroe doctrine. Trump, Australia and the ‘Rules Based Order’By Rex Patrick | January 14, 2026President Trump has adopted the position that in international relations, ‘might is right’. What does that mean ...
Revealed: Australia’s secret Anti-Protest Force for US Department of WarBy Rex Patrick | January 5, 2026As public concerns over the AUKUS and Donald Trump rise, Australia's Defence Dept and AFP set up a secretive ...
Gambling advertising reform in 2026? Don’t bet on itBy Rex Patrick | January 3, 2026Will 2026 see change to Gambling Advertising in Australia? The answer has to be ‘No’ if new Government Freedom of ...
Is Albo’s ‘Richardson Review’ into Bondi independent or for a roving insider?By Rex Patrick | December 31, 2025Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed calls for a Royal Commission into the Bondi attacks. Is the ...
A gas betrayal. King plan favours foreign buyers, gas cartel over mums and dadsBy Rex Patrick | December 27, 2025The Government’s Gas Reservation Policy is nothing short of a betrayal. They claim it will put downward pressure ...
Rex Patrick. All I want for Christmas is a good coffeeBy Rex Patrick | December 25, 2025What to do? Get myself a quality coffee machine or continue enjoying the morning scene at a café drinking a ...
And the biggest compo payout for Robodebt victims is … Scott Morrison!By Rex Patrick | December 23, 2025Compare Robodebt victims' compo to the quantum of Scott Morrison's publicly funded legal fees. It's shameful, ...
RAAF, or Richard Marles’ Airways? The Defence Minister’s flight of fancyBy Rex Patrick | December 21, 2025Parliamentary expenses. Defence Minister Richard Marles is using an Air Force 737 as his own private jet. Rex ...
Forget “the rules”, pollies should get their snouts out of the travel troughBy Rex Patrick | December 13, 2025The latest travel expensive outrage reveals once again how the major party politicians hide behind "independently ...
Marles’ new Defence agency – rearranging deck chairs on the HMAS TitanicBy Rex Patrick | December 7, 2025Earlier this week Defence Minister Richard Marles announced a big reform in Defence Procurement. Except it wasn’t ...
Follow the money. A radioactive farce of failed land purchasesBy Rex Patrick | December 1, 2025The Federal Government is refusing to release any details of the land purchase for radioactive waste management.