No House? Two-party Senate squeeze on cross-bench locks in Defence spending debacle
On the last day of sitting before the winter parliamentary break, the Albanese Government, who’ve had bills ...
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."
Should Australian politicians claim credit for the release of Julian Assange?
Anthony Albanese has not been prominent on Julian Assange, rather he’s been defensive. But the PM and senior Labor ...
The making of a criminal … from a whistleblower
The reasons of the South Australian Court of Appeal on why Richard Boyle will face criminal charges will make ...
Us and Them: Qantas execs and RoboDebt instigators are them
FOI reveals ASIC and ACCC officials spent as much time talking about sanctioning Qantas executives as it takes a ...
Richard Boyle appeal fails. Another deep blow for whistlebower protections.
In a unanimous judgment, the South Australian Court of Appeal has stripped ATO Whistleblower Richard Boyle of ...
AUKUS ‘JobGiver’: a non-recourse handout to overseas companies and workers
The Morrison Government received the opposition's scorn for failing to include claw-back provisions in its ...
Talking the Talk: Dutton dumps climate commitment, Labor speaks with forked tongue
Peter Dutton's Coalition is abandoning Australia's climate targets while new FOI data show Labor's fossil fuel ...
Down Periscope: tragi-comedy of Australia’s submarine travails rolls on
Down Periscope is a submarine comedy; the Australian version is a comedic tragedy. Former Royal Australian Navy ...
Australia, Defence and the anti-Midas touch with submarines
It was revealed at Senate Estimates this week that there’s a corrosion problem with HMAS Sheean, one of our ...
Dutton and Albanese playing nuclear politics. What’s the scam?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been having a ball calling out Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s lack of ...
Time to regulate ‘Wild West Web’, audit social media algorithms?
Social media algorithms are designed to drive advertising revenue to the platforms, not to benefit users. The ...
Secret Treasury advice. Neither frank nor fearless but dishonest and fearful
Senior officials regularly give advice to Ministers and are paid very well to do so. But how frank and fearless is ...
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