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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page-one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter, and behind-the-scenes insights from our newsrooms.
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Episodes
The FrontJohn Malkovich, the CIA, and Easter Island: inside Wild Horse Nine
Inside Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine: the ‘bloody buddy comedy’ taking on the Oscars. Senior reporter Sarah Elks joins host Claire Harvey…
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‘Killer cop’ says he’s ‘responsible’ for ex’s death – but ‘didn’t want to kill him’
Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon admits he’s responsible for his ex-boyfriend’s death – but claims it was a tragic accident…
The FrontWho killed David Jones? Inside the butchering of a beloved brand
Private equity, foreign owners, terrible service, real estate missteps, angry landlords and bemused customers: David Jones died a slow and ugly death and now…
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‘I’m not a little creep’: Beau Lamarre-Condon in the witness box
Accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon is giving evidence in his own defence in his double-murder trial. He’s pleaded not guilty to murdering TV…
The FrontBillionaire’s brutal Canva shakeup: 1200 out, everyone else back in
Tech heroine Melanie Perkins calls Canva’s massive 1,200-person layoff a "refounding" of the tech unicorn. But behind the PR spin and a strict new…
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Not my fault: Trump reacts to midterm walloping
Donald Trump has lost control of the Senate and the House of Representatives in the United States midterm elections, with results flowing in throughout the…
The FrontLearjet 60 crash: The incredible composure of 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras
Why did a Bombardier Learjet 60 plunge 32,000 feet a minute into a Florida road? Aviation writer Robyn Ironside joins Claire Harvey to break down the final…
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Dissent inside the RBA board about rate rise
Point of Law won the Melbourne Cup by a country mile - and rates went up just as everyone expected them to. In fact the only surprise this afternoon is that…
The FrontWhy do Democrats keep choosing the wrong candidates?
The midterms are on in America - and you’d expect voters to give the widely unpopular Donald Trump the kind of walloping presidents can usually expect in…
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Pauline Hanson’s lieutenant rules out a run in 2028
Pauline Hanson’s lieutenant James Ashby turns down a run for parliament, as National Party leader Matt Canavan heads to the House of Representatives…
The FrontBMWs and broken promises: Inside the specialist fee war
With specialist out-of-pocket costs surging by 73% since 2010, the Albanese government is pushing ahead with a mandatory website requiring medical specialists…
The FrontThe smart women fantasising about dragon sex
This week’s bookshop frenzy for a new romantasy title - A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas - prompts some big questions. Why are romantasy…
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Mushroom killer likely to die in jail after freedom bid rejected
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will likely die in jail after the Victorian Court of Appeal rejected her bid for freedom and increased her sentence to life…
The FrontIsrael’s Arab kingmakers: Which PM will blink first?
Israel’s gloriously messy democracy has thrown up a real doozy: parliamentary elections that have two potential prime ministers both saying the other guy…
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ASIC to probe banks behind failed Firmus float
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is making “targeted inquiries” into the actions of the bankers behind the canned…
The FrontInside a casino crime wave: bags of cash, Rolexes and a $250m fine
Breathtaking criminality - and a penalty that could have been much, much higher. The casino operator Star has had a huge judgment in the Federal Court with…
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Did Israel just re-elect Benjamin Netanyahu?
Huge claims and no clear winner - yet: that’s the state of play in the high-stakes Israeli elections that have seen Arab Israeli parties emerge as the…
The FrontThe Australian ISIS bride accused of enslaving a 9-year-old
Among the many revolting crimes of the failed Islamist movement ISIS was the enslavement and mistreatment of women and girls. They are Yazidis, a…
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Did the ABC hire a Hamas terrorist?
Senior ABC brass have told a Senate committee they’re investigating whether or not a journalist they used to help cover the Israel-Hamas conflict was in…
The FrontAlbo, the shit sheet and the Helen Haines blame game
We all furiously agree public discourse is nasty and dangerous. But can politicians really change their ways - or will they just blame the manosphere, social…
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Taxpayers stump up for a $34 million five-star climate junket
Revealed today: the total likely cost to Australians of a climate change conference - in Fiji - to prepare for a bigger climate change conference later this…
The FrontFrance’s Pauline Hanson? How Marine Le Pen is winning
Marine Le Pen is topping France’s presidential polls as her National Rally party’s anti-immigration, economic nationalist, law-and-order policies…
The FrontTom Cruise’s $350m ‘flop’ Digger is actually a masterpiece
Most critics have Digger down as a dud. But what if they’re wrong? Ben Affleck says Digger’s a “pretty ambitious, interesting movie made by…
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Labor on the defensive over Helen Haines ‘dirt file’
Labor is on the defensive over a so-called “dirt file” compiled about independent MP Helen Haines just weeks before she was attacked outside her…
The FrontHe’s right, she’s left: no wonder Gen-Zs aren’t having sex
As young men increasingly drift towards conservative political worldviews, young women are becoming more progressive - and they’re increasingly unwilling…
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Ben Roberts-Smith doubts ‘fair trial’ on war-crimes charges
Disgraced commando Ben Roberts-Smith told 2GB’s Ben Fordham he doesn’t know if he’ll get a fair trial when he faces court on war crimes…
The FrontWhy the ATO is declaring war on credit cards
There’s a whole subculture out there of points junkies - the people for whom every purchase is a tactical opportunity. Today - the frequent flyer hacks…
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MP car-attack accused ‘has rare disorder’
Brendan Nugent, the man accused of deliberately running over independent MP Helen Haines with his car, has a rare neurological disorder. That’s according…
The FrontThe crazies threatening Australian politicians from every side
Turn the temperature down - that’s the refrain from Anthony Albanese as independent MP Helen Haines battles to survive injuries sustained in a shocking…
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What we know about Helen Haines’ alleged attacker
What could motivate someone to mow down a grandma, nurse and widely respected MP? Although no charges have been laid, questions emerge about the alleged…
The FrontFrance has terrible aircon. Why is that causing a generational riot?
It’s the most French of stories: a public grievance blows up into a major conflagration with town halls burnt and synagogues ransacked. This time, anger…
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Tax Office accidentally creates a points bonanza
Backflipping and confusion over credit card surcharges seem to have left points junkies able to pay their tax on plastic and reap a one-time-only points haul…
The FrontThe old warhorses uniting to fight Netanyahu
Nobody thought Benjamin Netanyahu could survive the Hamas onslaught, a scandal over unheeded warnings and the sprawling Gaza-Iran-Lebanon-Houthi conflicts that…
The FrontDid AI secretly write the biggest song of the year?
French DJ Florent Hugel has a monster global hit on his hands - and now he’s frantically trying to refute claims the whole thing came from artificial…
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Media boss says his wife wants DV charges dropped
The media mogul accused of attacking his wife, Anthony Catalano, now says he wants to move overseas with her and their children. Plus, the jury in the…
The FrontAre we forgetting Kokoda?
Fear, exhaustion and elation combine on the 96-kilometre Kokoda Track, where trekkers honour one of our greatest military victories. But is this ultimate…
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Cop ‘asked friend to ditch phone’ after murders
Accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon asked a friend to dispose of a mobile phone connected to two men he’s accused of murdering. Plus, taxpayers foot…
The FrontThe great Snowy squeeze: how the ‘world’s biggest battery’ got stuck
Snowy 2.0 was supposed to be the renewable energy dream made real right here in Australia. But a decade of catastrophic delays and blowouts have the whole…
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‘Completely agreed’: Albanese denies rolling Chalmers on ATO credit card ban
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he wasn’t undercut by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on a controversial Tax Office plan to ban credit card payments. Plus…
The FrontLandlords pull a giant u-turn on investment
In a post-negative gearing world, property investors have to find a completely different kind of property to buy - and they’re shaking up the entire…
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Tom Cruise’s ‘obnoxious’ movie is an historic bomb
Tom Cruise’s film Digger is on track to lose more than $350 million, making it one of the biggest box-office bombs in history. Plus, Independent senator…
The FrontWill the Firmus flop kill our hyperscaler future?
Firmus is a giant flop - so what happens now to the tens of billions of dollars in AI hyperscaler money flooding into Australia to fund data centres? Chief…
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Brethren leader to face parliamentary inquiry
A drama surrounding the Brethren Christian Church has just accelerated, with the church’s global leader to appear before an Australian parliamentary…
The FrontOliver Curtis vents after Firmus fail
Australia’s missed a big opportunity - that’s the accusation from a disappointed impresario Olvier Curtis, who in a decade went from convicted…
The FrontWhy does Elon Musk hate the 4-hour documentary about himself?
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk has a new documentary. It got a five minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, and critics are unanimous in…
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ATO Credit card ban paused after business backlash
Small business owners will be able to pay their tax bills using credit cards, after the Australian Taxation Office paused its ban on plastic until 2027. Plus…
The FrontNowhere Dan: What’s with Andrews’ new beachy life?
He was premier for nine years, a buddy to the billionaires and still a household name today - but Dan Andrews is toxic for his Victorian Labor party and living…
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Firmus ASX float in doubt as investor interest wanes
Billionaire Oliver Curtis and his Firmus co-founders may not go ahead with an IPO planned for October 23 after investor interest waned. Plus, talkback tumbles…
The FrontWhy did Australians walk into Hamas’ racist trap?
From the pulpit to the lecture theatre, antisemitism has found voice in Australia – just as Hamas planned with its October 7 slaughter of innocents. But…
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NSW coal mines forced to consider global emissions
New South Wales coal miners will need to consider the global impacts of carbon emissions after the nation’s highest court handed down a landmark ruling…
The FrontThe intriguing search for legendary explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Friends and family of Sir Ranulph Fiennes say he’s been secreted away in care homes under fake names for months, unable to make contact with the world…
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Coalition eyes ‘biggest’ migration cut in Australian history
The Coalition will cut net overseas migration to 100,000 people per year and slash temporary visas if the Liberals and Nationals win the next election. Plus…
The FrontOne party, 11 egos: inside the Greens’ meltdown
New leader, same old drama for the Greens, whose outsize capacity for melodrama marks a crisis of confidence for the party that’s become more about Gaza…
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‘Bachelor’ star to stay behind bars after alleged DV incident
Bachelor star Sam Wood will spend the next three nights in a Queensland watch house after he was charged with domestic violence offences. Wood’s lawyer…
The FrontThe Social Reckoning: Jeremy Strong steps into Mark Zuckerberg’s villain era
It’s the sequel nobody asked for but we’ll all be watching. Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong face off in Aaron Sorkin’s new Facebook…
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‘Lift your game’: Online gaming platforms put on notice
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant urged online gaming platforms to “lift their game”, after it was revealed children are being exposed to…
The FrontIs terrorism morphing to find a new front line?
An incredible mid-air cockpit attack - and claims of an Iranian cell lurking outside a military base: from the Middle East to Britain, authorities are on high…
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Credit card fury as Tax Office brings in tough new rule
The Australian Tax Office has declared it’ll no longer accept payments made with credit cards, leaving some businesses declaring they've been blindsided…
The FrontAndrew Webster’s ultimate NRL grand final preview
If you thought the AFL Grand Final was entertaining, strap in for a rugby league spectacular - the flash Harry Sydney Roosters versus the hardscrabble…
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No beef between Treasurer and RBA boss, PM says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says there’s no beef between Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Reserve Bank boss Michele Bullock over the source of stubborn…