Steve Smith is the fourth Australian to clock up 10,000 test cricket runs. But could that feat become a rarity in a stacked cricket calendar? 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 and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Jan 30, 2025•11 min
Anthony Albanese and Dan Andrews attended a lavish dinner in one of Melbourne’s ritziest suburbs. But it’s the company that’s prompted questions. 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 Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
Jan 29, 2025•12 min
China’s DeepSeek AI model sent shockwaves through the tech industry and financial markets this week. So, what is 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 and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 28, 2025•11 min
A sweeping immigration crackdown and a short-lived resistance - today, how Donald Trump is living up to his ‘shock and awe’ promises. 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 Harve and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who composed our music. See omnystudio.com...
Jan 27, 2025•11 min
A show of defiance from freed Israeli soldiers including Naama Levy, whose stained grey pants became an emblem of contested claims about sexual violence. 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 Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our...
Jan 26, 2025•13 min
While other music festivals die, Tamworth just keeps on keepin’ on - as everyone from the Wiggles to Ringo Starr indulges in the love of country music. 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 and edited by Jasper Leak with Lia Tsamoglou and Stella McKenna. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Stephanie Coombes, Tiffany Dimmack and Joshu...
Jan 24, 2025•10 min
The Australian’s Bianca Farmakis tried therapy powered by artificial intelligence. She unpacks her surprising and slightly scary experience. 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 with assistance from Stella McKenna, and edited by Josh Burton. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See o...
Jan 23, 2025•14 min
Suggestions by the AFP that foreign actors could be funding anti-Semitic attacks are at odds with the position of intelligence officials. 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 with assistance from Stella McKenna, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See om...
Jan 22, 2025•13 min
Donald Trump is back in the Oval Office. We unpack what to expect from a second term and who’s along for the ride. 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 with assistance from Stella McKenna. It’s edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listene...
Jan 21, 2025•12 min
As hostages and prisoners are released, what’s the price of peace for Israel and the world? 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 Stella McKenna and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Stephanie Coombes, Joshua Burton, Tiffany Dimmack and Jasper Leak, who composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
Jan 20, 2025•13 min
For 33 years, Debbie and Earl Schonberger have kept their daughter Jess, alive against all odds. Today - what Debbie, Earl, son Ariel and daughter Jess can teach us all about love. 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 Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Jasper Leak, Joshua Burton and Stephanie Coo...
Jan 19, 2025•13 min
We travel to Darkest Peru - home of Paddington Bear and roasted guinea pig - to explore the mysteries of Machu Picchu, subject of a new Australian Museum show. 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 and edited by Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/l...
Jan 17, 2025•10 min
A long-awaited ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has been delayed by political infighting. So, what now? 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 Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 16, 2025•11 min
New mothers experiencing complex mental illnesses could miss out on specialist psychiatric care in NSW as hundreds of psychiatrists resign. 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 with assistance from Stella McKenna, and edited by Jasper Leak. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See om...
Jan 15, 2025•14 min
Queensland’s new adult crime, adult time laws are facing their first test – but a legal loophole could see them fall at the first hurdle. 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 Tiffany Dimmack. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Jan 14, 2025•10 min
The PM announced the government will splash $3 billion on the NBN to finish the project started by his Labor predecessors – but will it win an 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 and produced by Kristen Amiet with assistance from Stella McKenna. It’s edited by Josh Burton. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jaspe...
Jan 13, 2025•14 min
Nick Kyrgios will make a long-awaited return to Grand Slam tennis on Monday – and he says an elusive win will silence his critics for good. 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 and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...
Jan 12, 2025•12 min
A wild take on the Wild West - by an all-African cast - takes the festival season by storm. Today - the must-see musical Dark Noon. 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 and edited by Jasper Leak, with original music by Jasper Leak. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Stephanie Coombe...
Jan 10, 2025•11 min
Mother Ash Good and cop Amy Scott emerge as the heroines of a shocking massacre in Sydney’s Bondi Junction. 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 Josh Burton with Jasper Leak. Our team inclues Lia Tsamoglou, Kristen Amiet, Stephanie Coombes and Tiffany Dimmack and our music is by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/li...
Jan 09, 2025•12 min
TV medico Michael Mosley changed all our lives - and died in tragic and mysterious circumstances. 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. Original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 08, 2025•13 min
The real reason Wikileaks founder and self-styled freedom fighter Julian Assange was in self-imposed custody. 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 with Jasper Leak. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Lia Tsamoglou and Stephanie Coombes and our original music is composed by Jasper Leak. S...
Jan 07, 2025•16 min
Major Tal Grushka, a 25-year-old killed by Hamas, left an indelible mark on Israel and the people he served. 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 Tiffany Dimmack with Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 06, 2025•12 min
This episode originally aired on July 31. It’s presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes, and edited by Josh Burton with assistance from Jasper Leak. A defamation case sparked by the Shandee’s Story podcast poses the question: can journalists publish evidence that calls a court finding into doubt? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 05, 2025•17 min
This episode of The Front originally aired on September 27. It's presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak. We go inside the rehearsal room to talk love, grief, healing and joy with Jimmy Barnes, Charley Drayton and Cold Chisel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 03, 2025•15 min
This episode of The Front was originally published on March 1. It's presented and produced by Matthew Condon with assistance from Kristen Amiet. It’s edited by Josh Burton. Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan handed down her findings in an inquest into the 1997 disappearance of Queensland mother Marion Barter in late February. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 02, 2025•13 min
This episode of The Front originally aired on March 4. It's presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. With five successful defamation lawsuits under her belt, former federal minister Linda Reynolds is going after Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 01, 2025•13 min
This episode of The Front originally aired on March 8. It's presented by Claire Harvey and Matthew Condon, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Josh Burton. A 23-year-old man is in custody, charged with murdering Victorian mum Samantha Murphy. He's pleaded not guilty. Now, the hunt for her body — and for answers about this baffling crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 31, 2024•13 min
This episode of The Front originally aired on August 12. It's presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Australian Olympic boss Anna Meares lashes trolls for mocking breakdancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn - so where does responsibility really lie? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 30, 2024•13 min
This episode of The Front originally aired on February 20. It's presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. He was the Russian dissident who dared to call Vladimir Putin a criminal. We step inside Alexei Navalny’s last days in an Arctic prison camp. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 29, 2024•14 min
The best shows of 2024 and the best of all time, with our resident podcast expert. 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 and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack and Stephanie Coombes. Our original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/l...
Dec 27, 2024•15 min