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Charlie Lewis — Reporter

Charlie Lewis

Reporter

Charlie writes about industrial relations, politics and culture. Prior to Crikey he worked across government and unions and was a researcher on RN's the Daily Planet. He hosted the Alternative History on Triple R, and is an occasional host on Breakfasters.

Author of controversial pro-North Korea piece has firebrand activist history

The controversy around a recent Honi Soit article about North Korea isn't all that surprising when you look at the history of its author.

A short list of useless concessions Turnbull made to the right

A lesson for our new Prime Minister: Malcolm Turnbull sold out on nearly everything he could. It didn't help him in the long run.

Acute Misfortune is a tender yet strained story of how art feeds on its young

The tale of the toxic and tender relationship between writer Erik Jensen and painter Adam Cullen is at its best when exploring the host-parasite relationship between subject and artist.

Who does Labor want to win the Liberal leadership?

If Peter Dutton leads the Coalition to the next election, is it a slam dunk? We ask political insiders for the best bets.

What's the go with those mystery au pairs Dutton gave visas to?

Crikey takes a look at the curious case of some au pairs to whom Peter Dutton granted visas against best advice.

How long do PMs last after their first leadership challenge?

As Peter Dutton spends the morning outlining policy differences from Malcolm Turnbull, it's important to remember that it usually takes a few stabs to kill the king. We look back at how long modern prime minsters have lasted after they're first challenged.

The Queen of Soul on the other side of the sky

Vale Aretha Franklin, the greatest singer of the 20th century.

Is Australia's parliament really 'united against racism'?

Wait, Australian politicians don't like racism? When did that happen?

So, you've been accused of bullying: what are your rights in the workplace?

When it comes to upholding the competing rights of accusers and accused in workplace bullying cases, the legislation doesn't really cut it.

Goodbye's too good a word, so I'll just say fare thee well: five poisoned kiss-offs

Honesty like this is not something we get a lot of in Australian public life.