AUKwardUS: Peter Dutton’s Albo nuclear wedge may cost us hundreds of billions
Peter Dutton’s proposal for Australia to adopt nuclear power is a dumb idea, but it’s good politics. Anthony ...
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."
The Attorney, the World Court and climate accountability
Australia is about to intervene in a legal case of global significance relating to the obligations of countries to ...
Executive privilege. How to meet with the PM in private. What’s the scam?
According to his own diary, Anthony Albanese met with then Qantas CEO Alan Joyce on 23 November 2022. Yet, ...
AUKUS risks unveiled – is Australia sleepwalking into a submarines disaster?
It’s risk that brings down projects. Over the past month a number of serious risks have materialised in the AUKUS ...
Bushmaster Brush: Indonesia says no thanks to Marles’ military gifts
Defence Minister Richard Marles has a proven, through AUKUS, he’s a naïve and incompetent buyer. He’s also proven, ...
What’s the scam with Snow Hydro 2.0 Chris – are they boring a secret bottomless money pit?
It’s a document that purports to explain $6 billion in public expenditure. Yet Minister Chris Bowen is putting ...
Senior public servant gravy train: all profit and no accountability
Fat cat salaries, a post-career gravy train at their disposal and ‘gongs’ pinned on chests? Rex Patrick looks at ...
Subs, frigates and other vessels. Don’t drink the minister’s navy shipbuilding Koolaid
Defence Minister Richard Marles is hoping today’s announcement about the restructuring of the Royal Australian ...
Peter Dutton’s India escape and the secret meetings with the colourful coal baron
Last November, at the time the Coalition were furiously bashing ‘Airbus Albo’ for his penchant for overseas ...
Project blowouts. They know it, but they won’t show it.
Government contractors have to report on their performance every month. When there is a cost blowout or progress ...
Vision 2024: aim to “make Australia a better quarry” … and a CO2 dump
Successive governments have been happy to have Australia as the world’s quarry. But now there's an additional role ...
Marles mauled as Future Frigates farce lights up Defence fracas
As a war breaks out between the Defence Minister’s Office and his Department, and as the Auditor-General hands ...
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