US war on Iran exposes Australia’s frail defence, AUKUS even more
The US war on Iran has exposed Australia's incompetent defence and procurement. Rex Patrick reports implications ...
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."
Fuel crisis. Industry lobbying counters national interest
With the continued uncertainty of supply from the Middle East, Australia's fuel reserves are more important than ever.
Energy crisis: gas lobby cries wolf at gas export tax
With the Prime Minister considering a 25% tax on gas exports, the gas cartel has quickly launched a counter campaign.
Biggest loser gets buried. No report on Defence projects after $37B blow-out
Beset by massive cost blow-outs and in a major blow to transparency, Defence has told the Auditor-General not to ...
Dwindling reserves. Fuel security politics hides the truth
With the consequences of fuel disruption severe, neither Labor nor the opposition can be trusted to tell the truth ...
Fuel crisis – Government’s playbook revealed
Rex Patrick obtained the government's Fuel Security crisis document on FOI. What happens when petrol prices from ...
Legislative harakiri. A rare win for transparency as FOI bill dead
The Albanese Government's attempt to further limit transparency has been killed off. Widely condemned and ...
“Pack of Mongrels”. Politics beats extinction of Maugean Skate
A decision brief on protecting the threatened Maugean Skate shows that the Labor Government puts wildlife ...
Bondi Beach bounty – $5000 a day
Is public service pay too high? Head of Bondi Beach massacre inquiry Dennis Richardson jags $5,000 a day for ...
Fat Cat bureaucrats. Rem Tribunal out of touch, out of sight
While top bureaucrats are now earning one million a year, the tribunal that decides who gets what is doing its ...
Spurning the Black Rod. Labor’s transparency dummy spit
Only Parliamentary nerds noticed. One such nerd Rex Patrick noticed and reports on a transparency dummy spit by ...
Submarine boasts, yet nuclear waste dumps submersed in secrecy
As the SA Premier basks in the campaign glory of a $3.9 billion downpayment on a shipyard for nuclear subs planned ...
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