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The Front
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
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Aussie fund’s super-sized problem
ASIC says it will surveil super funds after it was revealed Cbus failed to pay out death and disability benefits worth millions of dollars. Find out more about…
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Who’s who in Team Trump
The hardhead, the hawks, the ‘ice maiden’, the interrogator and the anti-vaxxer: we meet Team Trump’s starting lineup. Find out more about The Front podcast…
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Judges disagree over ‘juicy details’
Federal Court chief justice Debra Mortimer disagrees with the ‘open justice’ principles of her superstar judge Michael Lee. Find out more about The Front…
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Why Christmas lunch could be MIA
Christmas cheer could be in supply this year if a bargaining dispute between Woolworths and United Workers Union goes south. Find out more about The Front…
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Trump, Putin, Musk and the bros
Putin. Musk. Kennedy. Netanyahu. How will Donald Trump use his power – and his relationships – to change the world? Find out more about The Front podcast here…
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Kamala’s identity politics fail
Gender, race, celebrity: how Kamala Harris and the Democrats misfired. A special bonus episode with Joe Kelly from the United States. Find out more about The…
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How Trump came back from the dead
A stunning popular-vote victory, powered by young, Latino, African-American and white men, union voters and people of faith. Find out more about The Front…
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Quincy Jones and me
A few years ago, Australian musician Jasper Leak found himself collaborating with the world’s most legendary producer – the late Quincy Jones. Find out more…
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What are NSW Police doing in Bronwyn case?
Bronwyn Winfield’s family worries the police investigation into her disappearance has stalled. Plus, a suspicious cheque raises fresh questions. Find out more…
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Democrats, Republicans and a Capitol rioter
Our reporter Cameron Stewart tracks down a January 6 riot ringleader - and asks ordinary Americans how they’ll vote. Find out more about The Front podcast…
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Qantas scandal just gets bigger
After the PM denied he solicited flight upgrades, Shadow Transport Minister Bridget McKenzie faces questions about her own travel history. Find out more about…
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How do you solve a housing crisis?
A new alliance is taking a grassroots approach to housing policy as first home buyers and renters struggle to get a foot in the door. Find out more about The…
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How Covid policies harmed our kids
Human rights, the economy, children and vulnerable Australians were all let down by governments’ Covid responses, a new report finds. Find out more about The…
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Can Donald Trump win from here?
As the polls tighten and more pundits begin to predict a Trump victory, we step into the wild, loud euphoria of Trump’s New York megarally. Find out more about…
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Will Queensland kill Albo next?
The LNP’s David Crisafulli is elected to fix a youth crime crisis - and the Olympics - as the Greens go backwards. So what does it all mean for the looming…
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11 crazy days to the US election
Can Trump win? Will Harris pull off a miracle? We've got three correspondents on the ground - and today they share frank insights from the campaign trail. Find…
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Bruce Lehrmann’s big court win
A judge ruled Bruce Lehrmann can appeal of a Federal Court civil finding he raped Brittany Higgins – and he won’t have to pay Network Ten’s legal costs until…
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It’s crunch time in Queensland
Queenslanders will cast their ballots in a state election on Saturday. Here’s how the big issues are shaping up as the polls tighten. Find out more about The…
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Lidia Thorpe makes herself a royal pain
King Charles doesn’t do glitz - so it was up to a firebrand senator to bring the drama on his first Royal tour of Australia. Find out more about The Front…
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A roadie-turned-billionaire’s sex scandal
Once AC/DC’s guitar technician, now a tech titan, Richard White is at the centre of untested allegations about his amorous ways. Find out more about The Front…
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The $1.4 billion free lunch
Queensland Labor’s ‘free’ school lunch scheme is actually super expensive – and it’s turning up the heat on the campaign trail. Find out more about The Front…
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When mining meets the Dreaming
A $1 billion gold mine. A sacred story about a beautiful native bee. And a giant drama enveloping Tanya Plibersek and opposing groups of Wiradjuri elders. Find…
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Kevin Rudd tackles Xi Jinping
The outspoken diplomat takes aim at China’s president, warning the US and Australia must deter Xi Jinping from invading Taiwan or risk catastrophe. Find out…
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Is OnlyFans Bruce Lehrmann’s only option?
Bruce Lehrmann’s returned to court in an attempt to clear his name – and his lawyer says the only way he could pay legal costs is ‘something silly’ like…
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Jon Winfield’s side of the story
In his first and only formal interview with police, Jon Winfield shared his account of what happened to his estranged wife, Bronwyn, in 1993. Find out more…
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The battle for women’s votes
How abortion went from a nothingburger to a big issue for Queensland’s would-be premier David Crisafulli - and Premier Stephen Miles’ own car-crash moment…
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Why judges should be ‘therapists’
Making court a safe space for offenders - that’s the new guide for judges in specialist court endorsed by one of the country’s most esteemed judicial bodies…
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JD Vance and the abortion battle
Abortion is the hottest issue in the 2024 US presidential election – and it’s falling to Trump’s sidekick JD Vance to square the Republicans’ position. Find…
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Labor’s big change of tune
A dramatic shift on Israel and a new tack on housing legislation: National Editor Dennis Shanahan says ‘too slow’ Albanese is already in election mode. Find…
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The piano-playing soldier who changed Israel
On the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, we remember Major Tal Grushka, a 25-year-old killed by Hamas - and revisit an Israel forever changed. Find out…
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Lawyer X’s life in hiding
Nicola Gobbo – also known as Lawyer X – is suing the state of Victoria for compensation after years in witness protection. Find out more about The Front…
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Anthony Albanese’s war of words
The Prime Minister has struggled to articulate the government’s response to an Iranian attack on Israel. It’s part of a bigger political problem. Find out more…
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How do you police hatred?
A political row has erupted over the way police handle breaches of Australia’s new hate speech laws following pro-Hezbollah rallies. Find out more about The…
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In politics, there’s no place like Queensland
An election will be formally called in Queensland today, kicking off a campaign that’s sure to draw out the state’s unique political character. Find out more…
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On a knife’s edge in the Middle East
The world is waiting to see if Iran will retaliate after the leader of one of its Lebanese proxy forces was killed by an Israeli air strike. Find out more…
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The melancholy beauty of Cold Chisel
Inside the rehearsal room to talk love, grief, healing and joy with Jimmy Barnes, Charley Drayton and Cold Chisel. Find out more about The Front podcast here…
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Israel v Hezbollah: the endgame
Pagers, walkie-talkies, rockets - and next, a ground invasion? Israel turns its focus to Hezbollah. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read…
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‘Trans rights’ defamation battle hots up
Superstar barristers Sue Chrysanthou and Matt Collins lock horns over the women’s rights MP booted from the Liberal Party. Find out more about The Front…
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The cops accusing police of racism
Disgusting racial slurs and physical attacks on Indigenous people are among the allegations against police by 20 Aboriginal officers. Find out more about The…
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Mining giants lawyer up
The Albanese government’s new rules about workers’ entitlements will face their first big challenge in the Federal Court. Find out more about The Front podcast…
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Keith Urban loves a drunk crowd
In the US he’s a country music superstar. Here he’s Mr Nicole Kidman. Today - why Keith Urban is not the artist you thought he was. Find out more about The…
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A woman’s place is in journalism
Janet Albrechtsen, Caroline Overington, Ellie Dudley and Claire Harvey debate #MeToo, JK Rowling, Brittany Higgins and consent in this special live episode…
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The Liberal Party’s secret ‘Nazi’ tapes
Exiled Liberal MP Moira Deeming sues Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto for expelling her after a rally attended by neo-Nazis. Find out more about The…
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Trump and the gunman
Another wild week in US politics, another alleged assassination plot - and why nobody is talking about gun control. Find out more about The Front podcast here…
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Parents are the problem, says Meta
Social media harm will be a key federal election issue, as Meta blames Apple, Google and parents, and media companies demand tougher government action. Find…
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How Nine jumped the shark
Once the great powerhouse of TV, Nine is now a sprawling entertainment business that can’t keep its executives. What’s going wrong? Find out more about The…
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Donald v Kamala: The best bits
For your listening pleasure, the highlights of the US presidential debate – including the question everyone’s asking: who’s eating dogs? Find out more about…
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Princess Catherine takes charge
A slick video shows unprecedented Royal warmth and love - and maybe a little of the Harry and Meghan effect. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You…
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Defence’s day of reckoning
A 3000-page report has recommended starting from scratch to curb veteran suicides and clamp down on sexual violence in the Defence Force. Find out more about…
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How Queensland Police missed a monster
New documents reveal Queensland Police waited days to follow up a complaint that might have seen paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith exposed sooner. Find out more…
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Netanyahu and the hostages
Hamas and Israel are deadlocked over a tiny strip of land. Today, why the Philadelphi Corridor is critical to the fate of hostages still held in Gaza. Find out…
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Pain and hope for Bronwyn’s family
A family ‘curse’, an audacious scam, and a remarkable young woman helping to solve the mystery of Bronwyn Winfield’s likely murder. Find out more about The…
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‘Lies’ fly in Brittany Higgins v Linda Reynolds case
Barristers trade barbs in closing addresses to the Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins defamation trial. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read…
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A Gaza pianist melodrama
An activist artist, a startled orchestra and lots of lawyers - how our latest cultural Gaza drama unfolded. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can…
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Brisbane boots Beam over ‘phantom scooters’ scheme
Brisbane City Council was allegedly robbed of $330,000 by the e-scooter company Beam Mobility last year. Now, it wants its money back. Find out more about The…
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Will Australians ever love Qantas again?
Qantas is spending $230m for better food and finding lost bags, and paying staff more – so can Australians rediscover trust in this brand? Find out more about…
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Can Nine’s CEO survive?
A year of catastrophes – from a pushy chairman to an Olympic torch disaster – culminate in a 22pc profit slump at Nine Entertainment. Find out more about The…
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John Peros defamation case dismissed
A QLD Supreme Court judge has dismissed the defamation action brought against The Australian by the man acquitted of killing Shandee Blackburn. Find out more…
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What next for war in the Middle East?
Our expert believes airstrikes by Israel and Hezbollah will reduce the risk of war in the Middle East. So what next for the conflict? Find out more about The…
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A journalist returns to Beijing
The Australian’s correspondent Will Glasgow is the first Australian journalist to be granted media credentials by China since 2020. Find out more about The…