Anger at Labor as Rex Patrick faces potential six-figure legal fee if he loses Aukus documents battle

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Australian government insists legal costs should be paid by former senator as FoI fight escalates

The government will insist Rex Patrick pays up to $150,000 to cover its legal costs if he loses a fight to access documents about the Aukus agreement, escalating a battle in which several crossbench MPs have swung behind the former senator.

The transparency campaigner has used freedom of information laws to seek details on where nuclear waste from the submarine fleet will be stored, and won an administrative appeal on the matter in May.

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