Charlie Lewis
Reporter @theshufflediary
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.
Overnight, the president tweeted that Russia should "get ready" for "nice new 'smart'" missiles. Just what stands between Trump and all out war?
People who think every new Trump scandal will be the one to end him may be in for some bad news.
After a series of executive measures that staff say are killing moral, the Accident Compensation Conciliation Service seems more like "a forgotten border town where the rules are negotiable, except that it is located at Spring St," according to one tipster.
A quick glance at Nauru's education, health, defence and broader budgets gives some interesting background to why this small country seems so co-operative.
Representatives for the family of Elijah Doughty say the are being denied access to documents from the trial of his killer, and as such, their access to open justice.
It's not just this week's backflip on tax cuts. Pauline Hanson's voting record does not speak highly of her commitment to battlers.
While its timing may have been purely providential, The Party is the perfect film for the modern political landscape.
The senator, who has seen a rapid advancement up the ranks of Labor, brought an approach to questioning a Senate reference committee that left Defence representatives scratching their heads.
News of Cambridge Analytica, the data collection tool that influenced Brexit and the US election, is incredibly alarming, but is it all that different from what Australian political parties have been doing for years?
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is gone. His replacement — and in turn, their replacement — should worry you.
