The Front

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 distorting property markets around Australia.  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. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet & Hareem Khan, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health watchdogs target ‘dangerous’ e-cigarettes, saying they don’t help smokers quit - but are politicians willing to take on Big Tobacco?   And the Chris Dawson murder trial finally hears evidence from investigative journalist Hedley Thomas, who joins us today, four years on from The Teacher’s Pet. 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. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A self-published author makes history, shortlisted for the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award after the publishing industry rejected him. Is Donald Trump’s Republican star waning, as the January 6 riot hearings line him up for possible charges? 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. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian researchers’ big breakthrough on quantum computing that could solve the energy crisis and make food cheaper. And, why are the Republicans and half the Middle East unhappy with Buzz Lightyear? 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. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Fairness’ before trans inclusion is the right path for sport, says tennis great and LGBT pioneer Martina Navratilova. The Brittany Higgins trial is delayed indefinitely by a furious judge after Lisa Wilkinson’s Logies speech. And an author accused of bias in the Teacher’s Pet trial.   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. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trans women who’ve been through male puberty are banned from elite swimming, but may be welcome in soccer. So what’s fair? Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says she was ‘surprised’ to be dumped from her beloved education portfolio, but determined to get on with the job. And another big twist in the Chris Dawson trial, with a legendary detective denying he tipped Dawson off.  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. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Energy policy is turning into Anthony Albanese’s first big test, as he battles to fix a broken system while bringing emissions down. Plus, Australia’s richest man has taken over RM Williams and demand is skyrocketing - so how does a boutique bootmaker take on the world?  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. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack and Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hotly-awaited testimony from the heart of Sydney gangland in the Chris Dawson murder trial.  Plus, what schoolkids are learning about a very controversial chapter in our history.  And, why renewables could be the solution to our energy crisis. 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. 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 composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

$40 a week for cleaners, carers and waiters - what will it do to the economy? Our workplace expert cuts through the spin. And the Teacher’s Pet murder trial hears claims police failed to follow up sightings of Lyn Dawson - and their suspicions were being ‘pushed’ by a bitter ex-wife 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. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blackouts, failing coal power and and sky-high gas prices: who’s to blame, and can we fix it?  Plus, Chris Dawson in a new phone intercept with sister Lynette, discussing her claim Lyn Dawson was ‘in a hippie commune’. 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. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.