‘I took accountability’: One Nation candidate with multiple brushes with the law campaigning on law and order

Sakellarios Bairamis believes in ‘stronger measures to tackle crime’. He’s also faced criminal court proceedings on five matters over the past six years.

Sean Johnson10 April 2025

Sakellarios Bairamis, One Nation’s candidate for Lingiari in the Northern Territory (Image: One Nation)

This article appeared in Crikey on 1 April 2025

Meet Sakellarios Bairamis, One Nation’s candidate for Lingiari in the Northern Territory. Known as “Charlie”, the 40-year-old care worker and roofer — who it seems likes to test sartorial norms with his paisley shirt and tie — is a father of five from Darwin who keeps chooks and pigs.

Charlie is campaigning on law and order by holding “offenders accountable” through “tougher sentencing”. He has also faced criminal court proceedings on five matters over the past six years.

NT Local Court daily listings reveal that Charlie’s interactions with the law began in 2019 when police caught him with a “thing” to administer drugs. When Crikey contacted him to ask what this thing was, he said it was a bong. Or, as he called it, a “billabong”. Court records show he pleaded guilty, with the magistrate recording a conviction and imposing financial penalties totalling $1,150 — a $1,000 fine and a $150 levy.

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