

The Front
The Australian
The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.
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.
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.
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Sep 10, 2025 • 2min
Headlines: Donald Trump’s fiery rebuke of Israel
US President Donald Trump warned Qatar about an Israeli strike on Hamas officials ahead of time. Plus, Australia signs a new security pact with Fiji and NAB slashes jobs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 9, 2025 • 16min
Radical history overhaul coming to classrooms
Treaty, a voice-like advisory body and a school curriculum focused on dispossession and systemic racism: how Victoria wants to reshape its relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people. Today, Indigenous Affairs editor Paige Taylor joins us. 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 Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 9, 2025 • 2min
Breaking: Bruce Lehrmann’s fresh legal stoush
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann is going back to court after the home of his media adviser was raided by the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Plus, Israel orders residents of Gaza City to leave and ANZ slashes jobs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 8, 2025 • 14min
Erin Patterson’s puzzle of lies
Erin Patterson will spend at least 33 years in prison after a judge found she intended to murder her estranged husband at the same family lunch where she poisoned four of his elderly relatives with death cap mushrooms. Today, how Justice Christopher Beale fit together Patterson’s puzzle of lies – and what happens 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 by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 8, 2025 • 2min
Breaking: 33 years for mushroom killer Erin Patterson
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson has been given three life sentences plus 25 years for the murder of three elderly relatives and the attempted murder of another. With time served, she’ll be eligible for parole in 2056. Plus, Atlassian’s president quits the tech giant after missing out on a plum gig.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 7, 2025 • 15min
How government greed lit an illegal tobacco inferno
Cigarettes are now over $50 a packet - unless you buy on the booming black market created by huge government tax hikes. Today - how well-intentioned policy went bad, and the serious baddies who are cashing in. 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, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 5, 2025 • 14min
Wednesday: Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega get their goth on
Behind the black clothes and deadpan stare, we look at how Wednesday became a global sensation - from the show's gothic roots to the viral TikTok dance that made an outcast a cultural icon. Director Tim Burton and star Jenna Ortega join us to reveal how they introduced this classic character to a new generation. 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. The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 5, 2025 • 2min
Headlines: Qantas boss pays dearly for data hack
Today on The Front's afternoon headlines: Labor Party President Wayne Swan questions Dan Andrews’ China trip, while the bonus of Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson is slashed and a neo-Nazi is denied bail. For all the latest in news, sport, politics, and business, visit theaustralian.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 4, 2025 • 12min
Here come the ISIS brides – and the political spin
Australian law enforcement is preparing for the repatriation of women and children stranded in the Middle East – but the Albanese government is determined to dodge questions about the plan. 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 musicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 4, 2025 • 2min
Headlines: Taxpayers’ $475m Robodebt fix
Today on The Front's afternoon headlines: Former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews praises China's efforts in renewable energy, while victims of the Robodebt disaster are set to receive nearly half a billion dollars in compensation. Plus, get a preview of tomorrow's big story on the return of ISIS brides to Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


