The Front

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke were called “genocide supporters” by members of the Stand4Palestine group as they attended a prayer service at Lakemba mosque on Friday. Plus, Ampol puts maintenance plans on hold and Peaky Blinders comes to an end. Read more: PM says reception at Sydney mosque 'incredibly positive' Randa Abdel-Fattah slams Muslim event organisers for inviting PM, Bourke to Lakemba mosque Ampol delays Brisbane refinery shutdown to boost fuel supplies amid Iran war Tommy Shelby returns in a finale so good it should be a crimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The List: Australia’s Richest 250 has landed for another year – and some of Australia’s tech titans have taken a tumble worth billions.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel.  See The List: Australia’s Richest 250 Tech billionaires lose $35bn as AI threat shakes up Australia’s Richest 250 list Meet the 29 new names joining Australia’s most exclusive billionaires club Richest 250 are building empires in silence as they shun ASX for private wealth Jim Chalmers delivers pre-budget reckoning on the nation’s productivity and migration goals This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flights are five per cent up already and there’s likely more to come. Plus, bracing for tropical cyclone Narelle - and why Donald Trump is threatening to blow up a gas field.  Read more: Qantas airfares could rise amid fortnightly price reviews Category five Cyclone Narelle bears down on Queensland for first direct hit in a century Trump vows to destroy Iran gas field if Qatar plant hit againSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kyle Sandilands says he won’t go down without a legal fight after his multimillion-dollar contract was torn up. He claims he’ll take his former employer, ARN, to court – then what?  Read more: The midnight phone call that torpedoed King Kyle Sandilands and see the video on our YouTube channel. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Australian air base in the United Arab Emirates was targeted by an Iranian projectile. Plus, White Fox founders make their Richest 250 debut and an acclaimed chef’s grim coffee prediction. Read more:  Australian air base in UAE targeted Inside the secretive empire of White Fox founders and their $429m fashion phenomenon Neil Perry’s grim $12 coffee warning amid recession fearsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neil Perry, the restaurateur behind Sydney gems Gran Torino and Margaret, plus Qantas’ menu guru, says he’ll never stop making beautiful food for people who love to eat, in spite of the Ozempic craze. Read more: ‘Everybody will be suing’: rock star chef Neil Perry’s GLP-1 warning and see the video on our YouTube channel. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Reserve Bank raised the cash by a quarter of a percent on Tuesday, taking it to 4.1 per cent. Plus, Bowen calls petrol panic-buying ‘un-Australian’, Naveed Akram back in court, and Grace Tame is lashed by Israel’s Australian embassy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What fate awaits the Lionesses who are returning to Iran? Iranian-Australian journalist Shokoofeh Azar is hoping for the best – that the women will be forced into a humiliating public confession - but won’t be imprisoned, tortured or executed.  Shookofeh has personal experience of how the Islamic Republic treats women. After several arrests and stints in prison in Iran, Shookofeh came to Australia on a people-smuggling vessel, via Christmas Island - a path many Iranians have taken in their desperation to be free. Now, she works for The Australian. See the video of this interview on our YouTube channel and read some of Shookofeh’s work here:  Bombed, afraid, defiant: Iranian voices from the war Sexual torture, Koran beatings: the horrors women face in Iran’s prisons Amid regime repression, Iranians are so angry they can’t feel fear 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 and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Golden - the huge girl-power anthem from KPop Demon Hunters - is officially Best Song at the 98th Academy Awards. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was the night's major victor, while Australian nominees Rose Byrne and Jacob Elordi went home without a statue. Plus, Donald Trump’s latest warning over the Strait of Hormuz. Relive all the action on our Oscars live blog and see the best looks from the red carpet at theaustralian.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crypto-currency titan - and occasional astronaut - Russell Wilson has an incredible story of bouncing back from a multi-million dollar fraud committed against his company CoinSpot. But when we tried to track him down for The List: Australia’s Richest 250, Wilson proved elusive - which made us even more intrigued.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.