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.
How does the relatively sympathetic coverage of Australian Cricketers' Association pay demands compare with industrial action from any other union?
Several of George Brandis' new picks for the Administrative Appeals Tribunal have longstanding links to the Liberal Party. Curious.
The auction for Fairfax passes without a serious bid, the first round of penalty rates cuts comes into effect, and Donald Trump's bizarre relationship with Twitter (and the media) continues. It's the news you need to know, with Charlie Lewis and Max Chalmers.
We're being swamped by Asians! Our Christian heritage is fading! Islam is surging! Calm down, Australian media.
Crikey spoke to Gideon Rozner, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs, about a few of the omissions in his report on the Fair Work Act.
There are six degrees of separation between any two human beings on the planet, the old theory goes. As far as the Coalition are concerned there are far fewer between John Setka and any given topic.
Were the papers reluctant to call it "terrorism" as the alleged attacker was white and the victims were Muslim?
After Greg Hunt, Michael Sukkar and Alan Tudge were issued with a "please explain" by a Victorian court -- we check out a few other times high-profile politicians have run afoul of the law.
Margaret and Barry Court have a recommendation for who should replace Gillian Triggs at the Australian Human Rights Commission. So where will the priorities of this "good Christian" lie?
Employers actually quite like the Shoppies union, while unions would rather not talk about it, and Bridget Mackenzie goes hard.
