What do Jacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson, Lidia Thorpe and David Pocock all have in common?

Usually not much. But they're part of an unlikely group of politicians backing former senator Rex Patrick in a legal fight with the Albanese government over information the government does not want released.

At the centre of that fight are documents about potential sites for nuclear waste storage from AUKUS submarines, a bill that could see Patrick forced to pay $150,000, and a warning about what happens when ordinary Australians push too hard for answers. 

Today, transparency campaigner Rex Patrick on the case that has united some of parliament's most unlikely allies. 

 

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Guest: Transparency campaigner Rex Patrick

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What do Jacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson, Lidia Thorpe and David Pocock all have in common?
Usually not much. But they're part of an unlikely group of politicians backing former senator Rex Patrick in a legal fight with the Albanese government over information the government does not want released.
At the centre of that fight are documents about potential sites for nuclear waste storage from AUKUS submarines, a bill that could see Patrick forced to pay $150,000, and a warning about what happens when ordinary Australians push too hard for answers.&nbsp;
Today, transparency campaigner Rex Patrick on the case that has united some of parliament's most unlikely allies.&nbsp;
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Guest: Transparency campaigner Rex Patrick
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An independent daily news show. We feature the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

An independent daily news show. We feature the country&rsquo;s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

The secret nuclear waste files the government is fighting to keep hidden

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Alan Jones is used to attracting attention. But not like this.

At 85, the once-powerful shock jock who for decades acted as judge, jury and executioner in the court of public opinion, is now the one on trial.

Jones is accused of historical offences involving the indecent assault and sexual touching of teenagers and young men – claims he’s always denied.

Now, a judge will decide, with the trial slated to run over the next four months.

Today, National Affairs Editor at Ten News, Hugh Riminton on how the first few days of the Alan Jones trial played out in court, and what comes next.

 

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Guest: National Affairs Editor at Ten News Hugh Riminton

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Alan Jones is used to attracting attention. But not like this.
At 85, the once-powerful shock jock who for decades acted as judge, jury and executioner in the court of public opinion, is now the one on trial.
Jones is accused of historical offences involving the indecent assault and sexual touching of teenagers and young men &ndash; claims he&rsquo;s always denied.
Now, a judge will decide, with the trial slated to run over the next four months.
Today, National Affairs Editor at Ten News, Hugh Riminton on how the first few days of the Alan Jones trial played out in court, and what comes next.
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Guest: National Affairs Editor at Ten News Hugh Riminton
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Alan Jones on trial: What we've learned so far

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For decades it’s shone a light on corruption of the highest order, even toppling premiers: Now NSW ICAC, the state’s corruption watchdog, has set its sights on a secretive right-wing Christian faction of the Liberal Party, “the Reformers”, and its cashed-up group of backers.

Already the public inquiry, codenamed Operation Rosny, has heard of shit sheets, sham payments, phone taps, and dodgy deals with fugitive developers – with the reformers' connections reaching all the way to the top of the Liberal party.

Today, The Sydney Morning Herald’s chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont unpacks the tangled web of players at the centre of what she’s calling ICAC’s Game of Thrones.

 

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Guest: SMH chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont

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For decades it&rsquo;s shone a light on corruption of the highest order, even toppling premiers: Now NSW ICAC, the state&rsquo;s corruption watchdog, has set its sights on a secretive right-wing Christian faction of the Liberal Party, &ldquo;the Reformers&rdquo;, and its cashed-up group of backers.
Already the public inquiry, codenamed Operation Rosny, has heard of shit sheets, sham payments, phone taps, and dodgy deals with fugitive developers &ndash; with the reformers' connections reaching all the way to the top of the Liberal party.
Today, The Sydney Morning Herald&rsquo;s chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont unpacks the tangled web of players at the centre of what she&rsquo;s calling ICAC&rsquo;s Game of Thrones.
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Guest: SMH chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont
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Liberal party corruption claims & fugitive backers: ICAC’s Operation Rosny explained

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It’s the largest institutional emitter in the world. A bigger polluter than 140 countries. And yet its emissions are hidden from sight.

Now a new documentary ‘Earth’s greatest enemy’ is exposing the impact of the US military empire on the planet: the waste, the billion dollar budgets, and the political maneuvering that’s kept it all out of the public eye.

Today, Journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin, on what the world’s biggest war machine is doing to our Earth.



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Guest: Journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin

Photo: US Central Command

It&rsquo;s the largest institutional emitter in the world. A bigger polluter than 140 countries. And yet its emissions are hidden from sight.
Now a new documentary &lsquo;Earth&rsquo;s greatest enemy&rsquo; is exposing the impact of the US military empire on the planet: the waste, the billion dollar budgets, and the political maneuvering that&rsquo;s kept it all out of the public eye. Today, Journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin, on what the world&rsquo;s biggest war machine is doing to our Earth. 
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Guest: Journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin
Photo:&nbsp;US Central Command

Is the US military secretly killing our planet?

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The secret nuclear waste files the government is fighting to keep hidden

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