Rex Patrick
@mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
Transparency Warrior, small business owner, former Independent Senator for SA and former submariner.
Trump has declared ‘might is right’ when it comes to international affairs. Putin’s happy. So is Xi. Even Kim Jong Un has a grin on his face - he’s got countering ‘might’ from his nuclear weapons arsenal. Which other small countries will now reasonably pursue nucs? #auspol
Donroe doctrine. Trump, Australia and the 'Rules Based Order' - Michael West
Trump has adopted the position that in international relations, ‘might is right’. What does that mean for smaller, not so mighty countries?
michaelwest.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Trump has declared ‘might is right’ when it comes to international affairs. Putin’s happy. So is Xi. Even Kim Jong Un has a grin on his face - he’s got countering ‘might’ from his nuclear weapons arsenal. Which other small countries will now reasonably pursue nucs? #auspol
Topic: Ambulance Ramping. Status: Super Sensitive!
Here’s the SA Govt admitting that when a brief is sensitive they engage in the ‘Hollowmen practice’ - the brief is placed on a trolly and wheeled through the Cabinet room so the public never gets to 👀 it. #AbuseOfProcess #saparli
Here’s the SA Govt admitting that when a brief is sensitive they engage in the ‘Hollowmen practice’ - the brief is placed on a trolly and wheeled through the Cabinet room so the public never gets to 👀 it. #AbuseOfProcess #saparli
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Topic: Ambulance Ramping. Status: Super Sensitive!
Here’s the SA Govt admitting that when a brief is sensitive they engage in the ‘Hollowmen practice’ - the brief is placed on a trolly and wheeled through the Cabinet room so the public never gets to 👀 it. #AbuseOfProcess #saparli
Here’s the SA Govt admitting that when a brief is sensitive they engage in the ‘Hollowmen practice’ - the brief is placed on a trolly and wheeled through the Cabinet room so the public never gets to 👀 it. #AbuseOfProcess #saparli
Reposted by Rex Patrick
"I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide writers’ week" Louise Adler ✊
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I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler
Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
"I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide writers’ week" Louise Adler ✊
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Less than 4 weeks from an ART #transparency hearing @AlboMP’s Govt have realised its #FOI secrecy claims are unsustainable. At ten$ of thousand$ in legal costs to the taxpayer they’ve now offered to release a large amount of new #AUKUS waste material info (sample👇in orange). #auspol
January 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Less than 4 weeks from an ART #transparency hearing @AlboMP’s Govt have realised its #FOI secrecy claims are unsustainable. At ten$ of thousand$ in legal costs to the taxpayer they’ve now offered to release a large amount of new #AUKUS waste material info (sample👇in orange). #auspol
When you combine Admirals (proposers) who only have an eye for toys and Cabinet ministers (approvers) who have no training in project risk, disaster will ensue - not personally for the Admirals or Cabinet Ministers, rather for the taxpayers and national security🤦♂️. #AUKUS #auspol
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
While it’s so very frustrating to see the Govt resisting transparency on where they intend to process then bury #AUKUS radioactive waste, at least I get to fight their secrecy from a serene location.
Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales. #WorkFromRoam
Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales. #WorkFromRoam
January 11, 2026 at 2:06 AM
While it’s so very frustrating to see the Govt resisting transparency on where they intend to process then bury #AUKUS radioactive waste, at least I get to fight their secrecy from a serene location.
Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales. #WorkFromRoam
Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales. #WorkFromRoam
Topic: Where to bury #AUKUS high level radioactive waste?
The Govt submits to the Admin Review Tribunal that the ability for officials to deal with this sort of policy issue in secret “is worth more to the public than being informed” about some of their thoughts.🤷♂️ #FOI #auspol
The Govt submits to the Admin Review Tribunal that the ability for officials to deal with this sort of policy issue in secret “is worth more to the public than being informed” about some of their thoughts.🤷♂️ #FOI #auspol
January 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Chris Bowen, a minister in the same Govt that approved the North West Shelf project extension to 2070, “plans to lobby petrostates on fossil fuel phaseout”. @AlboMP’s Govt talking-one-talk whilst simultaneously walking-a-different-walk. #hypocrisy #auspol
Australia’s Cop31 chief negotiator plans to lobby petrostates on fossil fuel phaseout
Exclusive: Chris Bowen says key to next UN climate summit will be ‘engagement, engagement, engagement’ with countries such as Saudi Arabia
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Chris Bowen, a minister in the same Govt that approved the North West Shelf project extension to 2070, “plans to lobby petrostates on fossil fuel phaseout”. @AlboMP’s Govt talking-one-talk whilst simultaneously walking-a-different-walk. #hypocrisy #auspol
Same office visitor today, but better photography. #WorkFromRoam
January 9, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Same office visitor today, but better photography. #WorkFromRoam
Generosity to the tune of $10B for US and UK shipyards, $368B for an opulent expeditionary defence capability, but austerity when it comes to buying back guns to keep Australians safe at home 🤷♂️. #SkewedPriorities #AUKUS #auspol
January 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Generosity to the tune of $10B for US and UK shipyards, $368B for an opulent expeditionary defence capability, but austerity when it comes to buying back guns to keep Australians safe at home 🤷♂️. #SkewedPriorities #AUKUS #auspol
Yesterday’s visitor to the office. #WorkFromRoam
January 8, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Yesterday’s visitor to the office. #WorkFromRoam
Yesterday’s visitor to the office. #WorkFromRoam
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Yesterday’s visitor to the office. #WorkFromRoam
OMG - they took the kid’s iPads and iPhones away!
All they were left with were some rocks, a deep river, some developing (and supervised) risk assessment skills and a level of courage. It was like being back in the 1970’s.
Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales.
All they were left with were some rocks, a deep river, some developing (and supervised) risk assessment skills and a level of courage. It was like being back in the 1970’s.
Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales.
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 AM
OMG - they took the kid’s iPads and iPhones away!
All they were left with were some rocks, a deep river, some developing (and supervised) risk assessment skills and a level of courage. It was like being back in the 1970’s.
Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales.
All they were left with were some rocks, a deep river, some developing (and supervised) risk assessment skills and a level of courage. It was like being back in the 1970’s.
Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales.
#WorkFromRoam plan for the day.
Coffee. Read the News. #FOI request. River swim. FOI submission. Wombat watching. Photography. Continue FOI submission. River swim. Irish coffee. Read (The Constitution of NSW: Anne Twomey). Sleep.
Coffee. Read the News. #FOI request. River swim. FOI submission. Wombat watching. Photography. Continue FOI submission. River swim. Irish coffee. Read (The Constitution of NSW: Anne Twomey). Sleep.
January 6, 2026 at 8:35 PM
#WorkFromRoam plan for the day.
Coffee. Read the News. #FOI request. River swim. FOI submission. Wombat watching. Photography. Continue FOI submission. River swim. Irish coffee. Read (The Constitution of NSW: Anne Twomey). Sleep.
Coffee. Read the News. #FOI request. River swim. FOI submission. Wombat watching. Photography. Continue FOI submission. River swim. Irish coffee. Read (The Constitution of NSW: Anne Twomey). Sleep.
Some odds and sods #FOI work today, along with an ABC pre-record, and all from my new office location next to the Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales. #WorkFromRoam
January 6, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Some odds and sods #FOI work today, along with an ABC pre-record, and all from my new office location next to the Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales. #WorkFromRoam
The duopoly have rewritten the election rulebook, making it almost impossible for independents to stand and win. Zoe and I are in the High Court challenging this rigged rulebook to ensure choices remain on election day. Please chip in to help us👇. #auspol
The Fair Elections Case | High Court Challenge
The major parties have re-written the rules to rig elections in their favour. But Zoe Daniel and Rex Patrick are fighting back, all the way to the High Court.
www.climate200.com.au
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The duopoly have rewritten the election rulebook, making it almost impossible for independents to stand and win. Zoe and I are in the High Court challenging this rigged rulebook to ensure choices remain on election day. Please chip in to help us👇. #auspol
@albomp.bsky.social promised #transparency, but his preference for secrecy is becoming a national scandal - worse than Scott Morrison. It's not requests for transparency that cost money, it's resistance to transparency. #FOI #auspol
FOI costs double in a decade as full transparency halves
Costs have doubled with full disclosures becoming more rare.
www.canberratimes.com.au
January 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
@albomp.bsky.social promised #transparency, but his preference for secrecy is becoming a national scandal - worse than Scott Morrison. It's not requests for transparency that cost money, it's resistance to transparency. #FOI #auspol
Secret docs revealed by #FOI show the new AFP #AUKUS Command has been set up to safeguard the nuclear submarine project and deal with protests against visiting US/UK subs and the expanding US military presence in Australia. $200M budgeted for first 2 years. #auspol
Revealed: Australia’s secret Anti-Protest Force for US Department of War - Michael West
Revealed: AFP and Defence Dept secretly set up US Department of War Protest Force as public concerns over AUKUS and Donald Trump rise
michaelwest.com.au
January 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
One wonders if President Xi invaded Taiwan tomorrow would @albomp.bsky.social’s response be to call for a "peaceful democratic transition" of power. Or is he just being a Trump sycophant? 🤷♂️ #auspol
Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro
Australian prime minister says government has ‘long held concerns about the situation’ in South American country
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:56 AM
One wonders if President Xi invaded Taiwan tomorrow would @albomp.bsky.social’s response be to call for a "peaceful democratic transition" of power. Or is he just being a Trump sycophant? 🤷♂️ #auspol
"We're going to run the country", Donald Trump says of Venezuela, a sovereign country of 28 million people. Old wine in new bottles. #imperialism #colonialism #auspol
Trump says US ready for 'much larger attack' as it decides Venezuela's future
The US will temporarily "run" Venezuela after American forces captured the country's president and first lady in an extraordinary military strike, US President Donald Trump says.
www.abc.net.au
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
"We're going to run the country", Donald Trump says of Venezuela, a sovereign country of 28 million people. Old wine in new bottles. #imperialism #colonialism #auspol
More harm than Robodebt, yet @albomp.bsky.social lets it go on. #auspol
Gambling advertising reform in 2026? Don't bet on it - Michael West
Will 2026 see change to Gambling Advertising in Australia? The answer has to be ‘No’ if new FOI documents are anything to go by.
michaelwest.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 AM
More harm than Robodebt, yet @albomp.bsky.social lets it go on. #auspol
More than two and a half years have passed since the Murphy inquiry into 'online gambling and its harm' tabled its report in Parliament and still no response from @albomp.bsky.social’s Govt. To be precise, as of today, that’s 920 days of policy paralysis. #auspol
Gambling advertising reform in 2026? Don't bet on it - Michael West
Will 2026 see change to Gambling Advertising in Australia? The answer has to be ‘No’ if new FOI documents are anything to go by.
michaelwest.com.au
January 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
More than two and a half years have passed since the Murphy inquiry into 'online gambling and its harm' tabled its report in Parliament and still no response from @albomp.bsky.social’s Govt. To be precise, as of today, that’s 920 days of policy paralysis. #auspol
“Just before Christmas, the Albanese government released its wet lettuce East Coast gas reservation policy, which has arrived too late and will do little to improve gas supply and affordability.” #auspol
Labor swindles Australians on gas
Just before Christmas, the Albanese government released its wet lettuce East Coast gas reservation policy, which has arrived too late and will do little to improve gas supply and affordability. The ma...
www.macrobusiness.com.au
January 1, 2026 at 10:23 PM
“Just before Christmas, the Albanese government released its wet lettuce East Coast gas reservation policy, which has arrived too late and will do little to improve gas supply and affordability.” #auspol
President Xi is talking up ‘reunifying’ China and Taiwan sooner rather than later. There’s a growing risk of conflict. One thing that doesn’t worry him is Australia getting its first #AUKUS nuclear powered submarine in 2035 (more likely in 2040s). #auspol
Xi Jinping vows to reunify China and Taiwan in New Year’s Eve speech
Reunification ‘is unstoppable’, says Chinese president, a day after the conclusion of intense military drills
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM