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 prospect of military action against North Korea is on the cards, as the rouge state brags of a successful hydrogen bomb test, and there's some calm before the storm for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. It's the news you need to know, by Charlie Lewis and Max Chalmers.
The motion put forward by the Brand division of the WA Liberal Party to examine the possibility of WA pursuing secession is just the latest example in a long history.
Western Australian MPs are given $78,000 in addition to their salaries to spend as an "electorate allowance". They do not have to report what they spend it on, nor do they have to pay it back if they don't use it all for legitimate purposes. And the honour system works so well for pollies ...
The Daily Telegraph sure loves Anthony Albanese. Except when it doesn't. Crikey has a look at why that might be.
As the debate over rages Australia's involvement military action in the Korean Peninsula, Crikey looks at the Korean War remnant that means we're already there.
Peter Dutton tells us his recent crackdown on asylum seekers in Australia is about the costs of a rorted system -- but how do those costs compare with the detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island?
Streets and the manufacturing union are currently locked in a dispute over pay and conditions -- are iconic products a big target for the protest?
Stan Grant has not suggested tearing down statues of English settlers. But don't let the facts get in the way of a good story ...
Given they clearly don't have time to check, we help our politicians out by pointing out a few of the unusual ways you can become a dual citizen.
Our two most famously helpful former prime ministers have weighed into the possibility of war with North Korea by suggesting we invest in a missile defence system. Are they right this time?
