Western Australians will go to the polls on Saturday, but a likely state Labor victory won’t necessarily spell success for the Federal government. 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 our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper...
Mar 06, 2025•14 min
As Trump and China reshape the world, Defence Minister Richard Marles and shadow Andrew Hastie lay out their vision at the Defending Australia summit in Adelaide. 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 our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Stephanie Co...
Mar 05, 2025•20 min
Green hydrogen was meant to be a major part of the government’s renewables-only path to net zero. Why are most of its projects crumbling? 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 our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and ...
Mar 04, 2025•13 min
‘Tis the season for politicians in Hawaiian shirts with their glowing partners to reveal ‘the real me’. And Anthony Albanese’s found a new, ultra-sympathetic outlet: the longform podcast 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, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack...
Mar 03, 2025•13 min
Donald Trump wants to be like Winston Churchill. But is he really like Neville Chamberlain, appeasing Vladimir Putin as Chamberlain appeased Adolf Hitler in the 1930s? Today - defence expert Peter Jennings analyses a fiery Oval Office clash between JD Vance, Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. 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 produced and presented by Claire Harvey an...
Mar 02, 2025•17 min
As they prepare for a new album launch - Straight Into The Sun is out on March 7 - Australian rock superstars The Cruel Sea show the youngsters how it’s done, with the effortless swagger of Tex Perkins setting the tone. 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, who also composed our original music. See omnys...
Feb 28, 2025•10 min
Momentum is building around The Australian’s blockbuster investigative podcast Bronwyn, about the unsolved disappearance of mother Bronwyn Winfield. On Thursday night in Sydney the podcast team gathered with listeners to record a special episode of the podcast - and today we’ve got a sneak peek for you - behind the scenes with Hedley Thomas, Bronwyn’s family and the team. Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Aus...
Feb 27, 2025•18 min
Artworks depicting Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah and the 9/11 attacks were missed by bureaucrats choosing Khaled Sabsabi for the Venice Biennale. Creative Australia’s CEO Adrian Collette cops it at fiery Senate estimates hearing. 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 includ...
Feb 26, 2025•16 min
Secret salary details, brutal takedowns of colleagues - and a furious workforce. Today, the HR disaster engulfing plaintiff law firm Slater + Gordon. 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 Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper L...
Feb 25, 2025•14 min
Australian businessman Richard White founded a billion-dollar tech business before a series of personal dramas caused mayhem. Now his brainchild WiseTech seems to be falling apart. 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 includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimma...
Feb 24, 2025•12 min
The legacy of a Pope who infuriated many traditionalists and disappointed some progressives - and the most likely candidates to replace him. 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 Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our...
Feb 23, 2025•13 min
Is Beyonce’s Grammy-winning Album of the Year Cowboy Carter really a country album? No - it’s something much bigger. 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/listener for privacy information....
Feb 21, 2025•14 min
President Donald Trump trump called Zelensky a dictator, signalling an end to the US-Europe alliance in support of Ukraine. This has been met with warnings of World War III and Russian glee. That’s the fast-moving situation ripping through the war in Ukraine. 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 Clare Harvey, and edited by Tif...
Feb 20, 2025•12 min
The glittering HBO global blockbuster The White Lotus has already transformed the economies of Sicily and Hawaii, and now Thailand’s next. Today, we explore a cultural phenomenon with big implications for locals and travellers alike. 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 i...
Feb 19, 2025•9 min
The Reserve Bank of Australia has finally cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.1 per cent. It’s a small but welcome relief to anyone who has a mortgage. So what does this mean for the economy and upcoming federal 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 Lia Tsamoglou. Our team inclu...
Feb 18, 2025•9 min
How artist Khaled Sabsabi was picked, and then dumped, from Australia’s Venice Biennale mission - and why his art about Hezbollah and 9/11 have sparked a political and artistic firestorm. 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 includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshu...
Feb 17, 2025•14 min
The fatal beating of Noongar Yamatji schoolboy Cassius Turvey was not racially motivated, a jury hears as four adults go on trial for his murder. Today - inside this huge and complex case. 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...
Feb 16, 2025•14 min
Composer Elliott Wheeler - the composer behind Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and The Great Gatsby, Netflix’s The Get Down and new movie Spit starring David Wenham - reveals how he gets audiences’ emotions flowing. 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 produced and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team also includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffan...
Feb 14, 2025•12 min
The Australian’s journalist Richard Guilliatt - who exposed Belle Gibson as a fraud - on why he’s not happy that a Netflix hit has given credit to other journalists. 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. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jaspe...
Feb 13, 2025•15 min
She’s been found not guilty of racially harassing a London cop - but the Matildas captain has taken a giant reputational hit. Today - what next for Sam Kerr? 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. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Joshua Burton, Tiffany Dimmack and Jasper Leak, who c...
Feb 12, 2025•14 min
Antoinette Lattouf v the ABC in the Federal Court heard from former ABC chair, 83-year-old media doyenne Ita Buttrose. 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, Tiffany Dimmack, Josh Burton and Lia Tsamoglou. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Feb 11, 2025•12 min
Anthony Albanese and Kevin Rudd scramble for an exemption from Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium. 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 Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who composed our music. See omnystudio.c...
Feb 10, 2025•12 min
Crime and the cost of living have dealt Victorian Labor a potentially devastating political blow in the heartland seat of Werribee. 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 inform...
Feb 09, 2025•13 min
From Neighbours to Priscilla to the Oscars: Guy Pearce’s star turn as a very bad man in The Brutalist. 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 produced and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Stephanie Coombes. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
Feb 07, 2025•10 min
The headspinning pace of Donald Trump’s executive orders shifts to trans people’s participation in women’s sport. 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 Lia Tsamoglou. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Feb 06, 2025•12 min
Matildas star Sam Kerr has pleaded not guilty in a London court to intentionally causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress to a police officer in 2023 - but she says she’s the one who was a victim of racism. 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 ...
Feb 05, 2025•15 min
Legal action brought against the ABC by freelance journalist Antoinette Lattouf is under way in the Federal Court. 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....
Feb 04, 2025•13 min
Our panel of experts weigh in on the tariffs that have prompted a new trade more and sent global politics into a spin. 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 information....
Feb 03, 2025•16 min
Questions are swirling around the fate of some of the Middle East conflict’s youngest hostages after their father was freed by Hamas. 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 info...
Feb 02, 2025•11 min
Catchy, dreamy, wildly entertaining Taiwanese superstars Mayday aim to entice Australians to their Beatles-with-glowsticks giant stadium gigs. 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 produced and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Stephanie...
Jan 31, 2025•12 min
