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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.

Alt-right political activist Lauren Southern

Sky News no stranger to extremists and white nationalists

Sky's repentant embarrassment over Sunday's interview with "activist" Blair Cottrell might imply this was all a terrible mistake on their part. History suggests otherwise.

The key legal change that enabled the Fairfax merger

The death of Fairfax has caused a lot of angst across the media landscape. But how did we get here?

Cricket Australia sacking: what are your rights when you're fired for tweeting?

There has been shock at the revelations that Cricket Australia has fired a woman for her non-work-related tweets. What are her options?

Riot racket: what does it cost for police to protect far-right trolls?

Protecting events put on by international far-right personalities has become a costly side gig for police.

"Let me explain": the best non-apologies of the week

It can never just be "I'm sorry", can it?

GetUp stands up to unsolicited emails from Abetz

How did Eric Abetz get donors' email address? Turns out GetUp just straight up told him — something that they had quite openly said that they would do.

What has Australia's top paid CEO actually achieved?

A look at the kind of exemplary corporate behaviour that can net you nearly $40 million a year.

Companies claim they collect data about you 'anonymously'. But that's not really possible.

Companies say they make user data "anonymous" before they share or sell it to a third party. But is that even possible?

White supremacist and convicted criminal can run for parliament: Constitution

Is a dual citizen really less eligible for parliament than someone convicted for organizing a racially motivated assassination attempt?

The Butler did it: a continued guide to Australia's political dynasties

Thought we were done looking at Australia's political dynasties? Guess again.