Saturday Magazine

7 Feb 2026

Sat, 7th, Feb, 2026: Charlie Lewis, Reporter at large, Crikey, The Melania Movie, Has Mainstream Media Got Amnesia Over Pauline Hanson?

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Nevena and Macca talk to Charlie Lewis, Reporter at large, Crikey, The Melania Movie, Has Mainstream Media Got Amnesia Over Pauline Hanson? and the failed bomb attack in WA now  officially an attempted act of terrorism

Charlie Lewis is Crikey’s reporter-at-large, focusing on politics, culture, history and the US. Got a tip? Contact him securely on Signal @clewis.25. He was Crikey’s Tips and Murmurs editor between 2020 and 2025. He has previously worked across government and unions and was a researcher on RN’s Daily Planet. He currently co-hosts Spin Cycle on Triple R radio.

Charlie Lewis  frequently analyses and critiques the politics of One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson, often highlighting her media coverage, policy positions, and use of populist rhetoric. Lewis has documented the normalization of her views and the media’s, in his view, amnestic approach to her long-term political activities. 

 

 

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/19/pauline-hanson-media-coverage-one-nation/

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1 Mar 2026

Sat, 28th Feb, 2026: Maddison Connaughton – ABC Journalist, ‘Looksmaxxing’ and its Bizarre Side Effects

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Nevena and John talk to ABC Journalist, Maddison Connaughton, Maddison Connaughton is an investigative reporter for Background Briefing. She has also ...

1 Mar 2026

Sat, 28th Feb, 2026: Rachel Payne -Legalise Cannabis MP for South-Eastern Metropolitan-The C-word (class) In Politics

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Nevena and John speak to Rachel Payne -Legalise Cannabis MP for South-Eastern Metropolitan, about her  recent article in the New ...

1 Mar 2026

Sat, 28th Feb, 2026: Observations with John Safran

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John Safran discusses some observations in media and some life hacks that happened to him recently