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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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The Chris Dawson Effect, and casino lucks out
Sydney’s Star Casino has been read the riot act by the NSW Casino Commission in an inquiry that found it’s unfit to hold a casino licence. Plus, Chris Dawson’s…
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Melissa Caddick twist, and a journo faces jail
Uber-fraudster Melissa Caddick’s disappearance is in the spotlight at a coronial inquest, with fresh - and disturbing - revelations on day one. Plus, a TV…
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Matty Johns’ first knockout, and King Charles in charge
King Charles III orders his feuding sons - Harry and William - and their wives to put on a show of unity. So what sort of monarch will KC3 be? Plus, rugby…
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Death knells ring out, and shocking new Dawson details
King Charles’ III’s first words since his mother’s death. Plus, we reveal startling new revelations about Chris Dawson’s early interactions with his teenage…
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Queen Elizabeth II dies, aged 96
Queen Elizabeth II, Australia’s head of state and the longest reigning monarch in history, has died. Buckingham Palace announced the death of her Majesty at…
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Visas for sale, and a concussion dust-up
NRL legend James Graham faces off with ex-Wallaby Peter FitzSimons over concussion. Plus, why is it so easy to buy an Australian visa? Find out more about The…
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Living in Lyn Dawson’s home, and who’s Liz Truss?
A beautiful gesture from the new owners of the home where Lyn Dawson lived and was probably murdered by her husband Chris Dawson. Plus, Britain’s new Tory PM…
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Cop shooting under fire, and new gender school rules
Hold off on surgery: that’s the advice Catholic schools are being told to give students wanting to change their gender. Plus, a coronial inquest begins into…
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Dawson’s dementia, and football superstar’s raw truth
Convicted killer Chris Dawson has dementia and jail will be “much harder for him”, says his lawyer: so what sentence will he get? Plus, a searing new podcast…
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Teacher’s Pet returns and Chris Dawson begs for protection
Prisoners are threatening to kill Chris Dawson, his lawyer tells the NSW Supreme Court, begging the judge for special protection. Plus, Hedley Thomas joins us…
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The push for Lyn’s Law, and the Jobs Summit kicks off
The family of Lynette Dawson has called on the NSW government to follow in Queensland’s footsteps and implement no body, no parole laws. Plus, what to expect…
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Chris Dawson’s first night behind bars
Christopher Michael Dawson has been found guilty of murdering his wife, Lynette, in 1982. Hedley Thomas reacts to a verdict 40 years in the making. Find out…
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A verdict in The Teacher’s Trial
Learn the fate of Christopher Michael Dawson in this special episode of The Front. Dawson was charged with murdering his wife, Lynette, who disappeared from…
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Chris Dawson verdict today
After 40 years, some certainty in the case of missing mum Lyn Dawson. Her husband Chris Dawson, charged with murder after the case was exposed in The Teacher’s…
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Lyn Dawson’s family plea, and a golfer under global pressure
With the verdict looming in the Teacher’s Pet murder trial, the family of missing mum Lyn Dawson asks supporters to wear pink. We find out why this case…
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Anh Do gets cancelled, and robodebt reckoning
Politicians wrangle over a royal commission into the bungled Robodebt scheme. Plus, kids' books by beloved author Anh Do banned in US schools. Find out more…
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Surprise influencers, and tech’s lightbulb moment
A first-of-its-kind Influence Index has revealed who Australians gravitate to online – and you probably don’t know their names. Plus, how a new union deal…
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Kathleen Folbigg’s inquiry curveball, and Aussies gravitate to conspiracy theories online
Once considered one of Australia’s worst serial killers, Kathleen Folbigg could see another inquiry into her children’s deaths foiled by her ex-husband’s…
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Tears for a gangland matriarch, and the Afterpay party’s over
The Buy Now, Pay Later revolution has made some Australians very wealthy - so why is the business model looking so fragile? Plus, as mourners gather in…
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Wine’s big reboot, and is free speech dead?
As authors rally to support grievously wounded writer Salman Rushdie, we ask: did we lose the war for freedom of expression? And, a revolution in wine tourism…
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Hedley Thomas on Dawson’s date with destiny
The verdict in Christopher Dawson’s murder trial is looming. The Teacher’s Pet creator Hedley Thomas joins us with his thoughts. Plus, a literary feud over…
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ScoMo fires up, and fresh hope of kicking cancer’s butt
The media made me do it: Scott Morrison turns defence into attack. Plus, the devastating cancer that killed Steve Jobs and Aretha Franklin is targeted in an…
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ScoMo’s ‘secrets and deception’, and shipwreck treasures returned
Our political guru Paul Kelly’s searing assessment of Scott Morrison’s “secrecy and deception” in taking on multiple Cabinet jobs. Plus, lost treasures from…
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Free GP visits disappear, and coal ‘shutdowns’
Even pensioners now have to pay to see a GP - so why are family doctors struggling to survive? Plus, the secret plan that would empower bureaucrats to shut…
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Morrison’s morgue fears, and Howard’s truth bombs
Bodies in the street and morgues overwhelmed: that was Scott Morrison’s fear as Covid-19 boomed around the world. And former Prime Minister John Howard drops…
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A killer cleaner, and Scottish family’s plea to stay
The young cleaner convicted of a senseless murder, and how one journo sought to find meaning in her story. Plus, a Scottish family is appealing to stay in…
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Serena the Great, and telling family secrets
Serena Williams ‘evolves’ out of tennis - so what now for the sport, and one of the all-time greats? Plus, Virginia Tapscott on what happens when a journalist…
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Spend like a tech billionaire, and Queensland’s resort shame
Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar stand to make - and spend - billions from a little-known share trading scheme in the next 12…
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Bennelong’s fate, and a New York nightmare
The NSW Government teeters over a New York job scandal, as former deputy premier John Barilaro goes on the attack. And the Eora man Bennelong is one of the…
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Silence of the bees, and CommGames cliffhanger
The remarkable scientific mission to save Australian agriculture from a bee parasite, as fears grow for precious crops including almonds and millions of bees…
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What now for the Greens, and a remarkable Stolen Generations story
Why have the Greens capitulated to Labor’s climate policy - and what do they want in return? Plus, how an Indigenous man stolen from his mother as a toddler…
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A dictator’s Australian cronies, and what’s Nancy Pelosi up to?
United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made a contentious trip to the contested island of Taiwan – but is it in her job description? Plus, what agents of…
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CIA’s surgical Al Qaeda strike
One of the world’s most wanted terrorists - Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri - has been killed by US forces in a over-the-horizon operation. We unpack who…
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National egg-mergency, and why construction’s gone crazy
Wild inflation in construction prices is helping push mortgage rates up - so how did we get here? Plus, we’re out of eggs because free-range chooks don’t like…
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Chris Dawson’s future, and Rudd’s role in China feud
As accused murderer Chris Dawson awaits a verdict in the Teacher’s Pet murder trial, we find out what happens if he’s found guilty or not guilty. And, Kevin…
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Refugee’s WWII secret, and Kylie Minogue plot twist
A prized collection of Australian art is under a cloud because of the WWII links of the collector, a quiet old man with a secret. Plus, a Neighbours surprise -…
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Treasurer’s doomsday tactics, and Dutton on ‘glass jaw’ Albo
Brace for impact, says the Treasurer - so why is he talking the economy down? Plus, all the fireworks as Dutton and Albanese go into battle. To find out more…
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Frenemies of the state, and Albo’s passion project
Parliament’s back in Canberra and it’s high politics: old frenemies Labor and the Greens fight it out on climate. So, who’s got the upper hand? Plus, Anthony…
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Elon Musk loses his gloss, and has Labor caved to unions?
The government is winding back the federal construction watchdog’s powers, leaving big business furious. Plus, whatever happened to billionaire Elon Musk’s…
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Saving the country pub, and Parliament’s back
The bush communities rescuing their local pubs to save the whole town - by making them appealing to women. Plus, Labor ready for battle as Anthony Albanese…
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The friend who wouldn’t let Lyn Dawson be forgotten
Chris Dawson has turned 74 - and faced another court on a charge of carnal knowledge of a schoolgirl. A special episode to bring you up to date on all the news…
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Australian truckie’s fight for Ukraine, and two mums’ long quest for justice
‘War is lovely’: an Australian truck driver’s last message to his family from Ukraine. And, the cold-case deaths of teenage cousins Cindy and Mona Lisa Smith…
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Teenage teachers in the classroom, and bank boss says sorry
University students will be deployed to teach in school classrooms from their first semester, in a new plan for a national education shakeup. Sorry for messing…
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Fight over Bennelong’s home, and the hunger for migrants
The beautiful island on Sydney Harbour, once home to Indigenous leaders Bennelong and Barangaroo, is at the centre of a fight over ownership. And, why small…
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The grim state of the environment, and old-fashioned stockpickers make a comeback
A new five-yearly report has painted a grim picture of the state of the Australian environment. Plus, the stockpickers of yesteryear are making a comeback…
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Australian families stranded in Syria
An Australian teenage boy is dead in prison, and mothers and babies are living in desperation in a refugee camp: the legacy of ISIS. So, what can Australia do…
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Sinn Fein recruits Australian tradies, and Albo woos the Pacific
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has big ambitions for bringing Irish-Australian tradies home. Plus, Anthony Albanese ends the Pacific Islands Forum on a…
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Comanchero in cuffs, and secret vote for UK PM
Bikie-at-large Mark Buddle will fight like hell against his extradition from Turkey - so what’s Australian authorities’ next move? Plus, the secretive backroom…
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Biden’s Pacific push, and why your flight is late
As Anthony Albanese jets to Fiji, the US announces a giant pivot to the Pacific. Plus, how airlines can get through a patch of severe turbulence. To find out…
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A very NSW scandal, and Chris Dawson awaits his fate
Christopher Dawson is on bail awaiting the verdict in his murder trial, after a dramatic final-day street encounter for the former teacher. Plus, NSW has done…
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Wimbledon thriller, and James Packer’s future
A heartstopping tennis clash for the ages. Plus, a fresh roll of the dice for Crown Resorts - and billionaire James Packer. To find out more about The Front…
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Bye-bye Boris, and Kyrgios faces his destiny
Britain is looking for a new PM, as Boris Johnson quits as Tory leader and leaves the shattered party to pick up the pieces. Plus, Wimbledon destiny awaits…
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Harold Holt pops up in Dawson trial, and the Covid fix nobody’s using
Chris Dawson’s missing wife Lyn might be ‘lost at sea’ like former PM Harold Holt, says the defence in the Teacher’s Pet murder trial. Plus, fourth Covid jabs…
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Dawson’s ‘horrible husband’ defence, and a cruel summer ahead
Chris Dawson is the victim of police incompetence and a wife who just abandoned him and their kids - and not a killer, the defence says in its closing address…
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Ex-crim ‘drank with Lyn Dawson’, and Labor’s reality check
Lyn Dawson was alive and sharing wine and Jim Beam in a pub with a stranger after her 1982 disappearance - that’s the remarkable claim made by the defence’s…
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Kyrgios’ mind-game mastery, and kind words for Chris Dawson
Spectacular tennis and shaken opponents - Nick Kyrgios’ mind games are working a treat at Wimbledon, where he leads four Australians into the final week. And…
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Neddy Smith who? And China’s fury
Chris Dawson had never heard of one of Australia’s most notorious criminals, Arthur Neddy Smith, he claimed in a private phone call intercepted by police. And…
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Chris Dawson’s rage, and an electricity tsunami
Our electricity use will double by 2050. How do we get renewables ready to rumble? Plus, the Teacher’s Pet murder trial hears accused killer Chris Dawson’s…
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Hedley Thomas’ fiery defence of journalism
A special episode of The Front, featuring Hedley Thomas fresh from the witness box after his evidence in the murder trial of Christopher Dawson. To find out…
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Chris Dawson’s barrister grills Hedley Thomas, and the new property sharks
Journalist Hedley Thomas tells the Chris Dawson trial how he came to the view Dawson was a murderer. And, the cashed-up Sydney and Melbourne investors…