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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.

Stolen wages: reparation schemes continue to under-compensate and ignore victims

With Queensland's scheme for returning stolen wages to Indigenous workers set to wrap up shortly, victims are still being forgotten or under-compensated.

Don Burke’s puzzling right-wing political background

Don Burke is apparently, apart from anything else, a gardener who hates conservation, and is connected to right-wing groups who lobby for old-growth foresting.

Crikey Quiz: can you tell the difference between Shane Warne and Donald Trump?

Can you tell the difference between one tanned, hair obsessed social media user and another?

Justice legacy: jailing the Butcher of Bosnia was a victory of process

Ratko Mladic, the "Butcher of Bosnia", will now die in prison, having been convicted of war crimes and genocide. As it winds down, what is the legacy the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia?

Smooth operators: Crikey's top five all-Aussie political anthems

Our favourite (not necessarily in a good way) political party songs.

Killjoy-in-chief Turnbull poops the party

Lots and lots of parties have been ruined by Turnbull's last-minute captain's call to cancel the second-last sitting week of 2017.

The Living Wage: a view from across the ditch

Crikey speaks to a series of New Zealand employment law experts to gauge the impact of the living wage on their country.

Would Sam Dastyari have been justified punching the racists who abused him?

A question that returns to us with dispiriting regularity flared up again over night, with Sam Dastyari's run-in with the far right -- when, if ever, is it OK to punch a Nazi?

Political donations: where to find out who is lobbying legislators

The transparency around political donations is borderline nonexistent, so where can you go to find out where the money comes from and where it goes?