

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.
Episodes
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Feb 19, 2025 • 9min
Koh Samui braces for the White Lotus Effect
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 includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 18, 2025 • 9min
Get ready for an April election
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 includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 17, 2025 • 14min
Khaled Sabsabi and the Venice Biennale art scandal
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, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 16, 2025 • 14min
Aboriginal boy Cassius Turvey’s murder ‘not about race’
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 Jasper Leak, who composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 14, 2025 • 12min
Spit and the secrets of movie music
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, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Stephanie Coombes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 13, 2025 • 15min
The lies of Belle Gibson and Apple Cider Vinegar
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 Jasper LeakSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 12, 2025 • 14min
Sam Kerr’s own goal
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 composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 11, 2025 • 12min
Ita Buttrose in the witness box
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 information.

Feb 10, 2025 • 12min
Dodging Trump’s huge steel tariff
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.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 9, 2025 • 13min
Labor’s by-election bloodbath
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 information.


