The Front

What’s driving the PM’s supreme confidence? Campaign Day 4 sees two new big policies: Labor on health and the Coalition on fuel.  Plus the latest on who’ll run the AFL and what Gillon McLachlan does next. 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. The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by 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.

Get ready for fresh attack ads as the Coalition makes Labor pay for an excruciating first-day stumble, and the PM pledges to create 1.3 million new jobs. 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. The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by 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.

The election is set for May 21 and fresh Newspoll figures show the race is tightening already. Political editor Simon Benson joins us to break down the numbers and forecast the campaign to come.  Personalities are centre stage, with Albo’s principles and Morrison’s character under attack. Sharri Markson joins us for her take.  And what are the parties promising on aged and disability care? Social Affairs editor Stephen Lunn breaks it down. 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. The Front is presented by Claire Harvey and Yoni Bashan, produced by 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.

‘Silly old bugger’ was Bob Hawke’s legendary putdown to an angry pensioner - so how will Morrison and Albanese handle the inevitable campaign hecklers? Plus the happy-ending Ukraine story we all need right now - the incredible tale of an Australian family rescuing their 91-year-old grandmother from impending death in Kyiv.  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. The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by 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.

A stunning development in one of Australia’s greatest murder mysteries - the 2017 disappearace of Paddy Moriarty and his dog Kellie from a tiny outback town. Journalist Caro Graham, who co-created our hit podcast Lost in Larrimah, joins us with the latest. Reporter Angelica Snowden is in Melbourne and she’s trackside with all the drama and burning rubber of Formula One. The track is faster, the city is fighting to hang on to the prestige event and local hero Daniel Ricciardo is back on the big stage at home. 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. The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by 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.

After 184 years of glamour, David Jones’ future is in question. Eli Greenblat has the inside word on  fresh woes for the grand old lady of retail, and joins us to explain what’s going wrong.  Coming up, energy bills across Europe are exploding as Vladimir Putin puts his foot on the supply line - but nuclear is under a cloud and renewables aren’t ready to take over. So what next?  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. The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by 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.

Rugby league’s governing body meets today to decide its policy on trans athletes in both elite and community footy. Our chief sportswriter Jessica Halloran takes us through how sports are navigating this complex issue. Crossbenchers demand a change of PM - that’s what happened in 1922, and today’s independents are hoping to win the balance of power this time around. Troy Bramston takes us through the possibilities. 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. The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by 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.

With a fresh Newspoll today revealing a tiny budget bounce for Scott Morrison, the PM will call an election any day. So do voters hate ScoMo as much as Twitter seems to? Our Canberra bureau chief Joe Kelly takes us inside campaign prep. Everyone with a mortgage - or a dream - is sweating on the day interest rates start going up. With the Reserve Bank rates decision tomorrow, Ticky Fullerton tells us what to expect, and when to buy.  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. The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by 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.

Hear the haunting moment Volodymyr Zelensky begs Australia to help his battered homeland. Plus, star novelist Matthew Condon’s real-life thriller: the bent cop who admitted framing a young father for murder 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. The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Hareem Khan, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia’s biggest telco has a new boss - so can Vicki Brady turn Telstra into a lean, mean competitive machine? What does Albo stand for? We’re about to find out, with the Opposition leader showing Labor’s policy cards tonight.  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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.