Rex finally cracks secret FIRB safe, finds vaults of ‘protected information’ for foreign interestsBy Rex Patrick | November 4, 2024The FIRB has operated under a veil of secrecy since it was established in 1975, with its deliberations kept from ...
Makes pathological sense. Mark Butler ignores lobbyists cries on atomic dataBy Dr James Freeman | November 1, 2024This week, Health Minister Mark Butler cut through the lobbying and made a decision that (could) justify the ...
The price of secrecy. Labor’s own $650,000 Robodebt cover-upBy Rex Patrick | October 14, 2024The Morrison Government fought long and hard to suppress early Robodebt policy documents, spending $250,000 in the ...
Vindication for Robodebt victims elusive as NACC investigates itselfBy Dr Sarah Russell | October 11, 2024The decision by the National Anti-Corruption Commission not to investigate those found to be responsible for the ...
Revealed: 239 million reasons gambling reforms are being smotheredBy Rex Patrick | October 9, 2024Freedom of Information disclosures show the government favours Big Media and Big Gambling in lobbying battle to ...
Privatisation: is the jury really still out after 30 years?By Michael West | October 8, 2024Privatisation in Australia has been a gigantic transfer of public wealth into private hands. Michael West address ...
Shredders and dustpans. Mark Dreyfus’ desperate sweep on taxpayersBy Rex Patrick | October 6, 2024Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus looks to spend thousands more of taxpayers’ dollars to appeal a Full Federal Court ...
Own Goal: Middle East war to hit oil price, so gas price, so electricity priceBy Rex Patrick | October 6, 2024Years of political and bureaucratic failure on fuel security is about to hit the cost of living for all ...
Cone of Silence. Government hides gas Cartel’s dirty secrets in Clayton Utz fee-festBy Rex Patrick | October 1, 2024The Government did not want you to know of its gas betrayal of Australians, so when FOI legal costs shot up ...
Conflicted? Australia’s war crimes adviser at The Hague gets a paid gig from A-G and Foreign AffairsBy Stuart McCarthy | September 23, 2024Australia's Special Advisor to International Criminal Court was given $50k for war crimes advice “settled” by the ...
Not so secret military justice review at odds with suicide royal commissionBy Stuart McCarthy | September 19, 2024The Inspector-General's review of the Australian Defence Force kept secret for six months, turns out to be an ...
Secret report not so secret anymore. Inspector-General’s ADF report emerges.By Rex Patrick | September 18, 2024They refused to release it to the Senate or under FOI. But it turns out it was on a public website until the ...
Rex finally cracks secret FIRB safe, finds vaults of ‘protected information’ for foreign interestsBy Rex Patrick | November 4, 2024The FIRB has operated under a veil of secrecy since it was established in 1975, with its deliberations kept from ...
Makes pathological sense. Mark Butler ignores lobbyists cries on atomic dataBy Dr James Freeman | November 1, 2024This week, Health Minister Mark Butler cut through the lobbying and made a decision that (could) justify the ...
The price of secrecy. Labor’s own $650,000 Robodebt cover-upBy Rex Patrick | October 14, 2024The Morrison Government fought long and hard to suppress early Robodebt policy documents, spending $250,000 in the ...
Vindication for Robodebt victims elusive as NACC investigates itselfBy Dr Sarah Russell | October 11, 2024The decision by the National Anti-Corruption Commission not to investigate those found to be responsible for the ...
Revealed: 239 million reasons gambling reforms are being smotheredBy Rex Patrick | October 9, 2024Freedom of Information disclosures show the government favours Big Media and Big Gambling in lobbying battle to ...
Privatisation: is the jury really still out after 30 years?By Michael West | October 8, 2024Privatisation in Australia has been a gigantic transfer of public wealth into private hands. Michael West address ...
Shredders and dustpans. Mark Dreyfus’ desperate sweep on taxpayersBy Rex Patrick | October 6, 2024Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus looks to spend thousands more of taxpayers’ dollars to appeal a Full Federal Court ...
Own Goal: Middle East war to hit oil price, so gas price, so electricity priceBy Rex Patrick | October 6, 2024Years of political and bureaucratic failure on fuel security is about to hit the cost of living for all ...
Cone of Silence. Government hides gas Cartel’s dirty secrets in Clayton Utz fee-festBy Rex Patrick | October 1, 2024The Government did not want you to know of its gas betrayal of Australians, so when FOI legal costs shot up ...
Conflicted? Australia’s war crimes adviser at The Hague gets a paid gig from A-G and Foreign AffairsBy Stuart McCarthy | September 23, 2024Australia's Special Advisor to International Criminal Court was given $50k for war crimes advice “settled” by the ...
Not so secret military justice review at odds with suicide royal commissionBy Stuart McCarthy | September 19, 2024The Inspector-General's review of the Australian Defence Force kept secret for six months, turns out to be an ...
Secret report not so secret anymore. Inspector-General’s ADF report emerges.By Rex Patrick | September 18, 2024They refused to release it to the Senate or under FOI. But it turns out it was on a public website until the ...