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 ...
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."
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?
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
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?
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?
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
Tensions 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 investments
A 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 fleet
The 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 payments
Big 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 bust
The 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 home
The government is hosting a media freedom roundtable yet Freedom of Information inquiries show no evidence of ...
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