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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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The FrontHow your super is fuelling Jim Chalmers’ budget brag
The target cash rate is up to a 15-year high and unemployment is up too - but the Treasurer says the budget’s looking better than even he expected. Why?…
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OpenAI apologises for hack, but boss won’t answer questions
OpenAI has apologised for a breach of Australian government websites, including Medicare – but its chief executive Sam Altman won’t answer…
The FrontInside Ukraine’s fight for the next generation
As Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine enters a fifth brutal winter, Jacquelin Magnay reports from Europe on the fresh…
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‘Killer cop’ told friend ‘nobody would ever find’ body
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told a friend he’d dispose of a body in bushland and dump their belongings in rubbish bins before…
The FrontPauline, Queen of the North
Pauline Hanson is now the Queen of the North – a political celebrity like nobody else on the scene today – as evidenced by Australia’s most…
The FrontImaginary babies: the woman who tried to trap a Bachelor
When ‘America’s most hated Bachelor’, Clayton Echard, moved to Arizona, a routine real estate meeting spiralled into a massive paternity…
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The Australian facing Chinese jail for ‘headbutting cop’
China-based businessman Nick Wilshire faces potential jail time following a court scuffle, with the embassy unable to intervene. Also in The Front’s…
The FrontTotal football: Peter V’landys just got even more powerful
He’s blown up racing, revved up rugby league and now Peter V’landys is cementing his authority as the most powerful person in sport by becoming the…
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Cop ‘sized up body-bag’ before murders
The jury in the double murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon has seen CCTV footage allegedly showing the former NSW Police officer gauging the size of a…
The Front‘Super intelligence’: Trump’s AI slapdown for Albo
The Trump administration has delivered a withering take-down of Anthony Albanese’s proposed tech regulations, but the PM says it’s about handing…
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Murder victim was ‘petrified’ of cop, court hears
Jesse Baird’s ex-boyfriend told the murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon the TV presenter was “petrified” by Lamarre-Condon’s alleged…
The FrontOur energy grid can’t power AI data centres. Do we need nuclear?
We love solar - maybe a bit too much. We’re about to embrace data centres - but can our grid cope? And can we finally talk about nuclear again? Today The…
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‘Killer cop’ Beau Lamarre-Condon claims victim shot himself
Hear our re-enactment of words spoken in the trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, who says he accidentally shot his former lover Jesse Baird and…
The Front‘You won’t exist’: Inside the murder trial of ex-cop Beau Lamarre-Condon
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon made a last-ditch bid to plead guilty to the manslaughter of his former boyfriend Jesse Baird - but the Crown…
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Forty years of deficits ahead: Intergenerational Report
Budget deficits for the next 40 years and fewer births than deaths: that’s the confronting forecast from the Government’s intergenerational report…
The FrontDiana’s brother or King Charles: who’s telling the truth?
Shocking allegations against the King, raised by his once brother-in-law: it’s the new royal drama centred on the aftermath of the death of Diana…
The FrontIs Ed Sheeran too big for the keffiyeh crowd to cancel?
Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour collapsing over Gaza certainly wasn’t on our bingo card. After opening act Macklemore chanted 'Free Palestine' at a New…
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Care of Indigenous children to be scrutinised at national summit
Shocking failings in the care of Indigenous children will be explored at a national roundtable of ministers and First Nations leaders in Perth next week. Plus…
The Front‘Daddy, get out’: A war correspondent’s incredible escape
How do you find your way back to happiness after watching your friends die? For veteran Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who sustained life-threatening…
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Labor’s crackdown on student and holiday visas
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke unveiled the government’s plan to reduce net overseas migration to 75,000 people per year in a speech at the National…
The FrontThe desperate fight to save a 10-year-old terror victim
The Bondi Beach massacre revealed flaws in Australia’s paediatric trauma preparedness, with surgeons and nurses revealing in The Australian their deeply…
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Ed Sheeran’s tour implodes amid antisemitism row
Ed Sheeran’s United States tour has caused an almighty political and cultural ruckus after the rapper Macklemore announced his support for Palestine at a…
The FrontIs Albo about to hand Big AI everything it wants?
The Albanese Government is actively considering changing copyright law so that artificial intelligence companies can train their models here, by ingesting all…
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Pauline Hanson apologises for ‘primitive’ slur
Pauline Hanson says doesn’t want to upset anyone and regrets comments where she called Aboriginal people ‘primitive’. Plus, Apple introduces…
The FrontPauline’s smash-and-grab: is anyone handling it right?
Launch an attack, then watch while your opponent looks like the bad guy: Pauline Hanson and One Nation get the headlines while the major parties flail for the…
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Employers on notice after millions recovered for unpaid workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered almost half a billion dollars in unpaid wages and entitlements for more than 180,000 workers in the 2025-26 financial year…
The FrontThe Poisoned Wife – and a cop who didn’t buy her husband’s story
Journalist Hedley Thomas joins us with a special insight into where his blockbuster podcast investigation The Poisoned Wife is heading. After the 1986 murder…
The FrontThe doco turning Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes into a horror baddie
Production house A24 released a trailer this week for You Can See Everything that broke the internet. A24 is known for horror, while host Nathan Fielder is…
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Luke Sayers settles ‘dick pic’ defamation fight with ex-wife Cate
Former PWC and Carlton bigwig Luke Sayers has apologised to his estranged wife Cate Sayers for falsely accusing her of posting a nude image of him on his own…
The FrontInside the scandal that destroyed KPMG’s reputation
A whistleblower, a secret document and a self-inflicted scandal that’s cost hundreds of jobs and shattered reputations. Today, how KPMG blew itself up…
The FrontCongratulations! It’s a birth tax
We’ve had the widow’s tax and the super tax - now there’s a birth tax hidden in the federal Government’s shakeup to the way trusts…
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Arrests in multi-state CFMEU raids
Three people were arrested in a raid of the Brisbane headquarters of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees’ Union on Wednesday. Plus, Andrew…
The FrontDrink, drugs and a drama One Nation didn’t need
Drink-driving, unpaid fines, and allegations about serious drugs: these are not the talking points One Nation wanted for its bold bid to become part of…
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Ex-prisoner’s giant AI deal
Firmus - the tech company part-owned by Oliver Curtis, who served prison time for insider trading - has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with OpenAI to build…
The FrontDid cops try to suppress stories by a sacked bikie-turned-journo?
The mysterious Mahmood Fazal - a bikie turned journalist who was hired, and then fired by the ABC, is at the centre of another drama: did the Australian…
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One Nation’s big plan for super
One Nation has a new policy for Australians’ superannuation account: the opportunity for renters and homeowners to hold onto a portion of compulsory…
The FrontActually, it is about me: Trump’s wild midterm gamble
Just eight weeks until the midterm elections and Donald Trump is switching strategy, asking his base to vote Republican as if his own name were on the ballot…
The FrontNostalgic magic for a digital age: Jim Henson’s new museum blockbuster
Characters developed over six decades have opened the door to Jim Henson’s world for a whole new generation. Now, Henson’s culture-defining works…
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Kyrgios enters treatment, ending drug ban
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will enter a drug treatment program, effectively ending his three-month suspension from the sport. Plus, bird flu appears…
The FrontAudacious wine heist leaves Australian collectors in the dark
It’s Friday and many of us need a stiff drink – especially the veteran wine collectors who’ve allegedly been robbed in what appears to be an…
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Ousted KPMG operations boss sues following audit scandal
The nightmare engulfing professional services giant KPMG just got worse, with news the firm’s former Chief Operations Officer Eileen Hoggett is suing…
The FrontDear Pauline: The secret One Nation email that fell into our inbox
We all know the feeling; you accidentally CC the wrong person and suddenly you’re in a world of email-induced pain. Today, how a confidential One Nation…
The Front‘A spit in the face’: surrogate kids rewrite the rules
Every kid wants to know they were wanted. Children born to surrogate mothers know that for sure - but they also have very strong opinions about the strict laws…
The FrontIsland meltdown: China’s massive blow-up rocks the Pacific
The Great Game gets down and dirty as China throws a tantrum about Taiwan’s inclusion in the Pacific Islands Forum, and key regional PMs suddenly decide…
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‘I knew’: Tsitsipas drops Kyrgios drug bombshell
Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas says Nick Kyrgios’ alleged use of cocaine was an open secret on the tour. Plus, Anthony Albanese’s pushes…
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Pauline Hanson fires up after byelection win
Anthony Albanese is inciting violence against One Nation – that’s Pauline Hanson’s claim after winning another by-election. Plus, legal…
The FrontThe ABC’s Sentient scandal: Sarah Ferguson’s documentary drama
It’s the story the ABC doesn’t want you to know about - the drama over who knew what and when about an external project. Today, Media diarist Steve…
The FrontThe lonely hero: a very Gen-Z Spider-Man is here to save cinema
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has made more than $2 billion at the box office. Today, The Australian’s editor of Culture, Milanda Rout joins us to explore…
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Virgin’s smart fuel hedge leads to bumper profit
Virgin Australia announced a bumper profit on Friday, with shareholders set to receive their first dividends in almost two decades. Plus, Australia will…
The FrontStop the visa hop: inside Labor’s migration crackdown
Nothing makes Labor politicians sweat like an immigration controversy – and now the federal government has come up with a crackdown to bring migration…
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Named: The Australian family of four missing in Nepal
Sydney couple Sreedharan and Lakshmi Iyer are missing in the aftermath of devastating flash floods that have killed thousands in Nepal and Tibet, along with…
The FrontMeghaissance: how Archie and Lilibet are driving the Sussexes’ UK return
Where’s my castle? Where’s my pony? Those are perfectly reasonable questions for a young prince or princess to ask - and now Archie and Lilibet…
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How Dolly Parton planned what happens next
Beloved artist, savvy businesswoman, ‘Aunt Granny’ to her family, just Dolly to the world: the incomparable Dolly Parton made detailed plans for…
The FrontHow our journo sniffed out a sneaky new super tax
The Australian’s economics editor Matthew Cranston scooped everyone before the federal Budget and keeps breaking huge yarns about more nasty surprises…
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Ralph Carr jailed for six years for 2023 rape
Former talent agent Ralph Carr will spend up to six years in a Victorian prison after he was convicted of raping a woman at his home in Melbourne in 2023…
The FrontWhy insurers are walking away from footy
Concussion is possibly the greatest threat to the football codes Australians love. Some insurers say head trauma has such potentially devastating lifelong…
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‘Money well spent’: Minns backs Royal Commission extension
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion should be longer and more comprehensive, according to a growing chorus of Jewish and other leaders…
The FrontThe Stolen Generation paradox: how Dorothy’s grandkids were left to die
Today, one woman’s powerful account of how her own daughter became a victim - and then a perpetrator - of shocking violence. Of how bureaucrats terrified…
The FrontNo Ken-do: Barbie sequel is stuck in Hollywood purgatory
Does the world need another Barbie movie? And even if we did, would we get it? The follow-up to the 2023 blockbuster starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is…
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Confronted at the carwash: 73-year-old denies cold case murder
The husband of a pregnant mother killed with rat poison almost 40 years ago says he has nothing to do with her death. Ray McQueen was charged but never…