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."
Reverse nuclear secrecy. Albo or Dutton? What’s the scam?

Reverse nuclear secrecy. Albo or Dutton? What’s the scam?

When MWM’s Transparency Warrior Rex Patrick recently received a document he had requested under FOI, he was ...
The ‘Ensuring Integrity Bill’ that Pauline Hanson defeated kept the CMFEU rorts rolling

The ‘Ensuring Integrity Bill’ that Pauline Hanson defeated kept the CMFEU rorts rolling

The CFMEU’s conduct has been known about for the better part of a decade and could have been stopped in 2019, but ...
Buried in Winter Break: how they played the media over a hot report into the Cashless Debit Card

Buried in Winter Break: how they played the media over a hot report into the Cashless Debit Card

What's the scam with dropping the Cashless Debit Card report at 10pm on Friday night ahead of Parliament's winter ...
No House? Two-party Senate squeeze on cross-bench locks in Defence spending debacle

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 ...
Should Australian politicians claim credit for the release of Julian Assange?

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 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

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.

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

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

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: 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

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 ...
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