Who will keep our submarine reactors safe?By Rex Patrick | March 3, 2023The 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?By Rex Patrick | February 28, 2023The 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 warBy Rex Patrick | February 17, 2023Tensions are rising. Defence has received a list of desirable new toys, including nuclear submarines, to beef up ...
Rex Patrick’s FOI lifts the lid on Future Fund’s China investmentsBy Rex Patrick | February 13, 2023A Freedom of Information request has lifted the lid on some of the Future Fund’s overseas investments. Those ...
The US shooting down a Chinese spy balloon is a risk for Australia’s tired submarine fleetBy Rex Patrick | February 6, 2023The US shooting down a "Chinese spy balloon" has direct security implications for Australia and its submarine ...
Rex Patrick: put PwC top of blacklist for government procurement paymentsBy Rex Patrick | February 6, 2023Big 4 consultancy PwC has been caught red-handed with partners leaking confidential information, obtained while ...
A Royal Dud: Queen’s death FOI debacle shows Australia’s transparency system is bustBy Rex Patrick | February 3, 2023The institutions responsible for transparency prevents citizens getting timely access to information to hold the ...
Documents show no sign Albanese government lobbied the US to bring Julian Assange homeBy Rex Patrick | January 24, 2023The government is hosting a media freedom roundtable yet Freedom of Information inquiries show no evidence of ...
The Secret Diary of a Prime MinisterBy Rex Patrick | January 17, 2023A fee of $1,344 to process a Freedom of Information request for PM Anthony Albanese's diary is "outrageous" says ...
The dog ate my Cabinet document: Christian Porter’s vanishing rorts adviceBy Rex Patrick | January 10, 2023First a Morrison government whitewash, next disappearing advice from former Attorney-General Christian Porter. On ...
Dear US Congress, thank you for saving Australia from itselfBy Rex Patrick | January 7, 2023Is "bad news" out of US Congress about an AUKUS nuclear submarine deal a blessing in disguise? Former submariner ...
Dumb Ways to Buy: Defence “shambles” unveiled – former submariner and senator Rex PatrickBy Rex Patrick | December 26, 2022"The AUKUS nuclear submarine project will bleed the Australian Defence Force white", on top of the billions in ...