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 - www.transparencywarrior.com.au.
Cone of Silence. Government hides gas Cartel’s dirty secrets in Clayton Utz fee-fest

Cone of Silence. Government hides gas Cartel’s dirty secrets in Clayton Utz fee-fest

The Government did not want you to know of its gas betrayal of Australians, so when FOI legal costs shot up ...
US Australia prepare for war with China, remain mute on consequences of nuclear attack – FOIs

US Australia prepare for war with China, remain mute on consequences of nuclear attack – FOIs

There’s a live debate running on building nuclear power stations. But when it comes to the danger of nuclear war, ...
Secret report not so secret anymore. Inspector-General’s ADF report emerges.

Secret report not so secret anymore. Inspector-General’s ADF report emerges.

They refused to release it to the Senate or under FOI. But it turns out it was on a public website until the ...
Explosive FOIs – gas cartel conned Government, fixed high energy prices for all Australians

Explosive FOIs – gas cartel conned Government, fixed high energy prices for all Australians

It’s sickening to think Australian governments would put the gas cartel and foreign citizens ahead of lower ...
Special treatment: Jim Chalmers covers for super fund lobby on property fees

Special treatment: Jim Chalmers covers for super fund lobby on property fees

When the Labor Government took office, it did so with a clear promise that there would be greater transparency. ...
Saving Tasmania’s Maugean Skate – a victim of extinction politics

Saving Tasmania’s Maugean Skate – a victim of extinction politics

Estimates suggest there are only 140 Maugean Skates left in the world. Despite this, it appears there’s something ...
Snowy Hydro performance shrouded in secrecy. The three-step trick.

Snowy Hydro performance shrouded in secrecy. The three-step trick.

Snowy Hydro 2.0 keeps being delayed and keeps costing taxpayers more money. Yet, finding out how much and what the ...
Quantum Betrayal: why is the government favouring Palo Alto over Parramatta?

Quantum Betrayal: why is the government favouring Palo Alto over Parramatta?

Take Australian taxpayers’ money, ship it overseas and build groundbreaking capabilities for foreign corporations ...
Australia has censored the easy fix for electricity prices – Rex Patrick gets gas FOIs back

Australia has censored the easy fix for electricity prices – Rex Patrick gets gas FOIs back

Electricity prices are among the greatest costs facing Australians. Electricity prices are set by the gas price. ...
Studious Ambassador Rudd and his “big careful” AUKUS shipyard cost study

Studious Ambassador Rudd and his “big careful” AUKUS shipyard cost study

While Australian taxpayers are pouring $4.7B into the US submarine industrial base as part of the AUKUS deal, ...
Surreal failure: Department of Justice and NCAT in child protection cover-up

Surreal failure: Department of Justice and NCAT in child protection cover-up

In the wake of a scathing report into Child Protection by the NSW Auditor-General, the NSW Civil and ...
Reverse nuclear secrecy. Albo or Dutton? What’s the scam?

Reverse nuclear secrecy. Albo or Dutton? What’s the scam?

When MWM’s Transparency Warrior Rex Patrick recently received a document he had requested under FOI, he was ...

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