Whistleblower laws. “Perfect the enemy of the good but this ain’t even good”
Whistleblowers get the blunt end of the stick in Australia. They do great public good but suffer for protection. ...
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."
FOI to die? Albanese’s nuclear strike on transparency
To keep AUKUS nuclear waste plans secret, the Government has appealed an Administrative Review Tribunal ...
Children’s Guardian cover-up. Changing the law to justify sacking
The State Government is trying to stop MWM from reporting on the sacking of the NSW Children's Guardian, despite ...
AUKUS. From ‘best’ we’ll never get to second hand subs
Defence Minister Marles announced a change to the AUKUS submarine program: second-hand subs!
Substandard. The Auditor General’s verdict on Collins Class extension
The Auditor General's report on Defence’s project to extend the life of the Collins Class submarines declares it a ...
“Enhanced sustainment.” Collins Class subs to fight on – the true Budget hit
Buried (or sunk) in last week's Federal budget was another $6 billion to be spent extending the life of the ...
Public pressure leads to review of mandarins’ excessive salaries
Public pressure has now caused the Remuneration Tribunal to review how it sets salaries for our top bureaucrats.
If AUKUS were NDIS? Rising cost of elusive subs submerged in budget
The price of the AUKUS submarines program is rising while the chances of subs being delivered is sinking.
“Disingenuous”. Minister blindsided as Australia stumbled into Iran war
Defence Minister Richard Marles was not informed until after US submarine with three Australian Navy personnel ...
Transparency wins as Tribunal rebukes government secrecy
The Administrative Review Tribunal has rebuked the Government over the lead lining it's wrapping around plans for ...
Snowy 2.0. A snow-job costing taxpayers twenty times its budget
The newly revealed $40B blowout on Snowy 2.0 is shocking, but not surprising. Former senator Rex Patrick on ...
Secrecy culture vs transparency. Albanese’s FOI cost scam
The Albanese Government claims that the Freedom of Information system is costing too much, but it's the secrecy ...
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