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."
Julian Assange – when “quiet diplomacy” means diddly squat

Julian Assange – when “quiet diplomacy” means diddly squat

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has all but confirmed in Parliament the government is doing diddly squat to ...
Solar Rorts – Federal Labor caught in $200 million pork barrelling scheme

Solar Rorts – Federal Labor caught in $200 million pork barrelling scheme

Independent MP Rebekha Sharkie has just dropped a bombshell in Federal Parliament. The Labor Government has been ...
Marles the drunken sailor: Rex Patrick on Defence Minister’s haste to defence spending waste

Marles the drunken sailor: Rex Patrick on Defence Minister’s haste to defence spending waste

News yesterday that our Collins Class submarines will get fitted with Tomahawks reveals a serious lack of ...
Information Commissioner aiding and abetting the enemy

Information Commissioner aiding and abetting the enemy

In a David and Goliath battle in the Federal Court today, Rex Patrick takes on Information Commissioner, Angelene ...
Uncle Sam, can you target my Tomahawk, please?

Uncle Sam, can you target my Tomahawk, please?

Who will control the Tomahawk Missiles? News that Australia will purchase up to 220 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles ...
I just want a Ferrari, sorry, a nuclear submarine, no matter the cost

I just want a Ferrari, sorry, a nuclear submarine, no matter the cost

Australia has just committed to spending $368 billion on second hand US Virginia Class submarines, and eight next ...
Academy of Science, ANU compromised by government secrecy over damning emissions report

Academy of Science, ANU compromised by government secrecy over damning emissions report

Science and secrecy are two words that rarely go well together. Yet remarkably, our peak scientific institution, ...
The integrity of the FOI Commission is at stake. What’s the scam?

The integrity of the FOI Commission is at stake. What’s the scam?

FOI Commissioner, Leo Hardiman quits his job over his inabilityto increase timeliness of reviews and access in ...
Rex Patrick on Labor’s Safeguard Bill: bigger holes than the Ozone but not beyond repair

Rex Patrick on Labor’s Safeguard Bill: bigger holes than the Ozone but not beyond repair

The Government’s key emissions policy has been dealt a blow with a Senate Committee report showing the Greens are ...
Who will keep our submarine reactors safe?

Who will keep our submarine reactors safe?

The decision to acquire nuclear submarines has been made. The important question is who will be responsible for ...
Robodebt and transparency failures: is the rule of law optional for the PM’s office?

Robodebt and transparency failures: is the rule of law optional for the PM’s office?

The Robodebt Commission lays bare a lack of regard for the rule of law among both ministers and public servants. ...
Rex Patrick: as US-China tensions rise Australia remains pitifully unprepared for war

Rex Patrick: as US-China tensions rise Australia remains pitifully unprepared for war

Tensions are rising. Defence has received a list of desirable new toys, including nuclear submarines, to beef up ...
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