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.
The defusing of Sydney rail-worker's threat to strike has raised once again the question of how free our right to strike really is.
Welcome to part two of Crikey's guide to the far right in Australia.
We were delighted to see the intelligence operatives so keen to be open with the press about matters around asylum seekers this morning -- as we see, it has not always been the case.
A comparative timeline of current media coverage of so called African gangs compared to the Cronulla riots.
The Australian Open makes hundreds of millions in revenue, so why has it received tens of millions in government grants?
Please "enjoy" part one of our catalogue of the fractious, pitiful and scary parties of the far right in Australia.
The national broadsheet took time out on Monday to tell us what John Singleton thinks of the #metoo movement, for some reason.
Ever in search of greener grass: meet the man who has changed political parties more often than most people change their outfits.
To hear Peter Dutton tell it, the real issue is "African crime gangs" in Victoria, but we hear there have been serious issues in Border Force since then -- perhaps should he stick to his knitting?
A new security eyesore at Parliament House has left many wondering, how did we get here?
