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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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Sex and the Super Retail scandal
Was the ultimate boss of brands like Rebel Sport and Supercheap Auto secretly sleeping with his head of HR? Today - a CEO’s very awkward interview. Find out…
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Can Brittany Higgins win from here?
Brittany Higgins won’t give evidence in the defamation action brought by her former boss. Could her absence hurt her defence? Find out more about The Front…
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The Democrats’ plan to win over women
Gun reform, abortion – and flipping Donald Trump’s script. That’s the US Democratic Party’s plan to win over America’s women. Find out more about The Front…
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Gaza refugees – are we generous or naive?
Argy-bargy over the security screening of Palestinian refugees, as Opposition number-crunching reveals Australia is granting thousands more visas than our…
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Paul Kelly’s guide to fearless journalism
In this episode marking The Australian’s 60th anniversary, editor-at-large Paul Kelly has a message to all journalists: think for yourself, regardless of the…
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Murder charge in podcast cold case
In 2015 our podcast The Alibi investigated the unsolved murder of Denise Govendir. Now her husband has been charged with murder. Find out more about The Front…
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Commercial TV’s bloodbath
A ‘shocking’ set of numbers for Seven West Media prompts the question: can Australian TV survive? Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read…
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ScoMo’s Brittany Higgins moment
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison is grilled in cross-examination in the Linda Reynold’s defamation case against Brittany Higgins. Find out more about The…
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A secret immigration scramble
The Albanese government released dangerous non-citizens into the community with no visas - and no way to monitor them - and then misled the public about it…
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Raygun and the Olympic blame game
Australian Olympic boss Anna Meares lashes trolls for mocking breakdancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn - so where does responsibility really lie? Find out more about…
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How smartphones changed democracy
Chris Uhlmann’s stark take on the new world’s dramatically altered power structures, in a special episode marking The Australian’s 60th anniversary. Find out…
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Why the gun lobby hates Tim Walz
Kamala Harris has picked a huntin’, fishin’ midwestern political brawler - who famously changed his mind about gun laws - to fire up her Democratic campaign…
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Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins: total war
A defamation trial so wild it makes Lehrmann v Network Ten look like a minor skirmish. Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins & David Sharaz is the wildest case…
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What just happened on the sharemarket?
Market meltdowns have gripped the world this week. But why? Our ultra-zen finance expert Eric Johnston joins us to explain the chaos. Find out more about The…
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Why a terror strike is ‘probable’
Australians should be ‘aware but not afraid’ as ASIO raises the terror threat, warning of young people - radicalised online - and armed with knives or guns…
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Brittany Higgins becomes the defendant
The twisting legal saga continues as Brittany Higgins is sued for defamation by her former boss, Senator Linda Reynolds Find out more about The Front podcast…
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The man who defied a brain cancer diagnosis
When scientist Richard Scolyer was diagnosed with a rare and terminal brain cancer, he was expected to live just 14 months. But an experimental treatment…
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Is JD Vance for real?
The man who once described himself as a ‘never Trumper’ is now Donald Trump's greatest fan and vice-presidential nominee. So which is the real JD Vance? Find…
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Should taxpayers rescue Rex?
The only airline serving dozens of regional routes is in desperate trouble. Today - what’s gone wrong, and should the Government swoop in to save it? Find out…
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Can journalists call someone a murderer?
A defamation case sparked by the Shandee’s Story podcast poses the question: can journalists publish evidence that calls a court finding into doubt? Find out…
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John Peros v The Australian
Mechanic John Peros - the man acquitted of murdering Shandee Blackburn - sues over The Australian’s podcast Shandee’s Story. Find out more about The Front…
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Why Albanese sacked two ministers
As immigration smoulders, Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles are demoted and a key powerbroker takes both jobs. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can…
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The Princess Leia generation grows up
Author Shankari Chandran writes on feminism, identity and womanhood for The Australian’s 60th anniversary. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can…
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Does Biden actually want Kamala to win?
In today’s episode we decode President Joe Biden’s address to the American people, officially dropping out of the Presidential election. Find out more about…
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Are the Matildas as good as we think?
Olympic kickoff is imminent, and our reporter in Marseille, Jess Halloran, sizes up how Mary Fowler and the team will fare in women’s football. Find out more…
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Why the Greens want to freeze house prices
The Greens want to get more young people into the housing market, but at what cost? Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story…
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Kamala Harris: Trump’s worst nightmare?
Loved by the left, mocked by the right - Kamala Harris steps up, to the chagrin of Republicans. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about…
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Joe Biden steps aside
Once considered too young, now unequivocally too old, Joe Biden steps back to give the Democrats a chance of defeating Donald Trump. Find out more about The…
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After CrowdStrike, do we all need cash?
The catastrophic global CrowdStrike internet outage crippled electronic transactions from airlines to supermarkets. Is it too late to save cash from imminent…
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Why Trent Dalton loves Australians
Beloved journalist and author Trent Dalton on the inspiring Australians he’s met while covering tragedy and disaster. Find out more about The Front podcast…
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The hunt for Australia’s next great novel
Authors today are under pressure to go viral on TikTok in order to get published - but now there’s another way. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You…
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How Elon Musk became the bushie's friend
Big changes in how we eat - plus, the satellite revolution in Australia’s outback. We’re live from The Australian’s Global Food Forum. Find out more about The…
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Is this Donald Trump 2.0?
Days after an attempt was made on the former president’s life at a rally, Donald Trump has changed his tune – but how long will it last? Find out more about…
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Will Paris be Djokovic’s last stand?
Polarising in victory, Novak Djokovic is humble in defeat - so is this the end of the Big Three? Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about…
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Trump’s courage under fire
The moment that changes everything – a gunman shoots Donald Trump and kills a bystander. Today – what it means for the presidential race. Find out more about…
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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s radical take on history
The firebrand Aboriginal leader who helped defeat the Voice on her own vision of Australia’s history - and our future. Find out more about The Front podcast…
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Search for Bronwyn Winfield dives deep
The Australian’s podcast investigation into the disappearance of Bronwyn Winfield searches a body of water near where she was last seen. Find out more about…
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14 defendants face court over diabetic girl’s death
The extraordinary 14-defendant trial for the alleged murder of Elizabeth Struhs is underway in Brisbane, with dozens of witnesses expected to be called in the…
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Cheng Lei on what it means to be truly free
Journalist Cheng Lei reflects on what it means to be free, in an essay written as part of The Australian’s 60th anniversary celebrations. Find out more about…
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Senator’s explosive Brittany Higgins spray
Linda Reynolds alleges Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz provided false information to some of the government’s most-senior ministers. Find out more about The…
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The Gaza Effect on Britain’s election
As Britain’s most private PM takes office, we unpack what UK Labour’s complicated landslide means for Australia. Find out more about The Front podcast here…
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Bruce Lehrmann’s new rape trial
He denies any wrongdoing – but Bruce Lehrmann will now face a jury accused of twice raping a Toowoomba woman. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You…
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Is Biden done?
Will Joe Biden step aside - and could he really hand the presidency to Kamala Harris? Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story…
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The Vatican trial that’s stranger than fiction
As he heads to court in Rome, a former senior Vatican official has cast suspicion on the circumstances of Australian Cardinal George Pell. Find out more about…
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The Government vs Porn
Kids are being exposed to pornography on social media – and the eSafety commissioner is putting the heat on tech giants to protect them. Find out more about…
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Will Michelle Obama take on Trump?
After a ‘demented vs deranged’ presidential debate, we size up the possible replacements for Joe Biden with foreign editor Greg Sheridan. Find out more about…
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Bruce Lehrmann’s $2m headache
Bruce Lehrmann has been ordered to pay $2 million in legal fees to Network Ten for the defamation action that saw him declared a rapist. Find out more about…
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Senator Fatima Payman goes rogue
First rule of Labor: vote with the party. Except if you’re Senator Fatima Payman, who has defied Anthony Albanese to vote with the Greens on Gaza. Find out…
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Rape arrest that changed Julian Assange’s life
As the Wikileaks founder heads for Australia, we go back to the start - two women’s allegations they were raped by Julian Assange. Find out more about The…
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The real Mr Darcy set to be PM
The intriguing backstory of Keir Starmer, UK Labour leader and PM-in-waiting, as the election looms. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read…
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Missing mum’s daughter begged for a new investigation
Chrystal Winfield didn’t want her step-father to know she’d made a formal statement to police about the night her mum, Bronwyn, vanished. Find out more about…
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Police move on Bronwyn witness
Big reactions from family and police after our revelation of new eyewitness testimony in the 1993 disappearance of Bronwyn Winfield. Find out more about The…
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Huge twist in Bronwyn cold case
A stunning new eyewitness account - including an alleged sighting of Bronwyn Winfield’s body - in Hedley Thomas’ investigative podcast. Find out more about The…
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Australia’s energy debate goes nuclear
Peter Dutton made a major announcement about the Coalition’s nuclear ambitions – and Labor’s feelings about it couldn’t be more clear. Find out more about The…
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When Chinese diplomats get pushy
An extraordinary scene involving an Australian journalist and Chinese diplomats has thrown the nations’ bilateral relationship into doubt. Find out more about…
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Lehrmann’s bid to throw out rape case
A Queensland woman’s claim to have been twice raped by Bruce Lehrmann is heard in closed court, as Lehrmann’s KC says there’s no case to answer. Find out more…
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Bruce Lehrmann heads back to court
Bruce Lehrmann is charged with two counts of rape relating to an alleged 2021 incident in Toowoomba. He’s likely to plead not guilty. Find out more about The…
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Chris Dawson is staying in jail
Chris Dawson has suffered another humiliation, losing an appeal against his conviction for the 1982 murder of his wife Lynette in 1982. Find out more about The…
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The miracle baby Australia doesn’t want
A brain-injured baby rescued by an Australian charity worker has been refused citizenship by embattled Immigration Minister Andrew Giles. Find out more about…
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Pandastic news for China bond
China’s premier Li Qiang is coming to talk trade, defence and cuddly ambassadors. So why has Albo been coy about it? Find out more about The Front podcast…