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The Front

The Australianwww.theaustralian.com.au

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 insight from our newsrooms. 

To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.

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Episodes

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 Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Josh Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Aug 28, 202413 min

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 about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, edit and sound design by Tiffany Dimmack. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See ...

Aug 27, 202420 min

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 Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnys...

Aug 26, 202412 min

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 Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Josh Burton. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystu...

Aug 25, 202412 min

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 more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Lia Tsamoglou and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.co...

Aug 22, 202416 min

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 podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Josh Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Aug 21, 202414 min

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 podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Aug 20, 202413 min

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 allies. Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. S...

Aug 19, 202415 min

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 consequences. Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes, and edited by Neal Sutherland and Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original ...

Aug 18, 202415 min

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 podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Aug 15, 202416 min

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 about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team also includes Tiffany Dimmack, Lia Tsamoglou, Jasper Leak and Kristen Amiet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Aug 14, 202412 min

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 Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team also includes Lia Tsamoglou, Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack and Joshua Burton and our original music is...

Aug 13, 202415 min

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. Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team also includes Lia Tsamoglou, Kristen Amiet, Joshua Burton and Tiffany Dimmack. S...

Aug 12, 202413 min

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 The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team also includes Jasper Leak, Kristen Amiet, Stephanie Coombes, Joshua Burton and Tiffany Dimmack. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Aug 11, 202414 min

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 more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Neal Sutherland. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnys...

Aug 09, 202412 min

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. Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team also includes Tiffany Dimmack, Jasper Leak, Lia Tsamoglou and Kristen Amiet. ...

Aug 08, 202415 min

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 we’ve seen. Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Aug 07, 202415 min

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 Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team also includes Jasper Leak, Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou and Joshua Burton. See omnystudio.com/liste...

Aug 06, 202414 min

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. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Joshua Burton, Lia Tsamoglou and Tiffany Dimmack. See omn...

Aug 05, 202415 min

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 here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Jasper Leak, Tiffany Dimmack, Lia Tsamoglou, Stephanie Coombes and Kristen Amiet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Aug 04, 202417 min

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 devised by his colleague and friend, Georgina Long, changed those odds. Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Neal Sutherland. The multimedia edit...

Aug 02, 202413 min

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 out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes, and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See...

Aug 01, 202418 min

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 more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team also includes Tiffany Dimmack, Jasper Leak and Lia Tsamoglou. See omnystudio.com/list...

Jul 31, 202413 min

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 more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team also includes Lia Tsamoglou, Jasper Leak, Kristen Amiet and Tiffany Dimmack. See omnys...

Jul 30, 202417 min

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 podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team also includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Tiffany Dimmack. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Jul 29, 202416 min

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 read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team also includes Kristen Amiet, Joshua Burton, Jasper Leak and Stephanie Coombes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 28, 202413 min

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 read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet with support from Bianca Farmakis, and edited by Neal Sutherland. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.co...

Jul 26, 202413 min

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 The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team also includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Jasper Leak and Kristen Amiet. See omnystudio.com/li...

Jul 25, 202419 min

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 about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team also includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Lia Tsamoglou. See omnystudio...

Jul 24, 202410 min

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 and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Josh Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 23, 202414 min
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