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."
Too little, too late. Iran guard first declared terrorists in 2023

Too little, too late. Iran guard first declared terrorists in 2023

The Government yesterday moved to declare Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation, but ...
Not just critical, but secret minerals! What’s the scam?

Not just critical, but secret minerals! What’s the scam?

The Albanese Government's election promise of a plan to have a critical minerals strategic reserve remains a secret.
NatSec Crisis Plan? You guessed it, it’s a secret

NatSec Crisis Plan? You guessed it, it’s a secret

Government has been refusing to confirm or deny the existence of a ‘Continuity of Executive Government’ Plan. Now ...
Port Kembla Plot thickens as Defence looks away. What’s the scam?

Port Kembla Plot thickens as Defence looks away. What’s the scam?

The potential location of a nuclear submarine base remains shrouded in secrecy as FOI requests are invariably ...
The State v The People. Government spurns hard-earned privilege of 1688

The State v The People. Government spurns hard-earned privilege of 1688

Freedom of Information legislation meets 1688 Bill of Rights in Supreme Court battle over access to information.
Waiting them out. Australia’s Greater Sunrise Gas heist

Waiting them out. Australia’s Greater Sunrise Gas heist

It’s been a 60-year quest to take Timor’s oil and gas. An invasion didn’t get it. Spying didn’t get it. So now ...
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 ...
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