

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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Aug 13, 2024 • 15min
ScoMo’s Brittany Higgins moment
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison is grilled in cross-examination in the Linda Reynold’s defamation case against Brittany Higgins. 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 also includes Lia Tsamoglou, Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack and Joshua Burton and our original music is composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 12, 2024 • 13min
A secret immigration scramble
The Albanese government released dangerous non-citizens into the community with no visas - and no way to monitor them - and then misled the public about it. 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 also includes Lia Tsamoglou, Kristen Amiet, Joshua Burton and Tiffany Dimmack.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 11, 2024 • 14min
Raygun and the Olympic blame game
Australian Olympic boss Anna Meares lashes trolls for mocking breakdancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn - so where does responsibility really lie? 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 Lia Tsamoglou. Our team also includes Jasper Leak, Kristen Amiet, Stephanie Coombes, Joshua Burton and Tiffany Dimmack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 9, 2024 • 12min
How smartphones changed democracy
Chris Uhlmann’s stark take on the new world’s dramatically altered power structures, in a special episode marking The Australian’s 60th anniversary. 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 Neal Sutherland. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 8, 2024 • 15min
Why the gun lobby hates Tim Walz
Kamala Harris has picked a huntin’, fishin’ midwestern political brawler - who famously changed his mind about gun laws - to fire up her Democratic campaign. 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 also includes Tiffany Dimmack, Jasper Leak, Lia Tsamoglou and Kristen Amiet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 7, 2024 • 15min
Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins: total war
A defamation trial so wild it makes Lehrmann v Network Ten look like a minor skirmish. Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins & David Sharaz is the wildest case we’ve seen. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 6, 2024 • 14min
What just happened on the sharemarket?
Market meltdowns have gripped the world this week. But why? Our ultra-zen finance expert Eric Johnston joins us to explain the chaos. 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 also includes Jasper Leak, Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou and Joshua Burton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 5, 2024 • 15min
Why a terror strike is ‘probable’
Australians should be ‘aware but not afraid’ as ASIO raises the terror threat, warning of young people - radicalised online - and armed with knives or guns. 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, Joshua Burton, Lia Tsamoglou and Tiffany Dimmack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 4, 2024 • 17min
Brittany Higgins becomes the defendant
The twisting legal saga continues as Brittany Higgins is sued for defamation by her former boss, Senator Linda Reynolds 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 Joshua Burton. Our team includes Jasper Leak, Tiffany Dimmack, Lia Tsamoglou, Stephanie Coombes and Kristen Amiet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 2, 2024 • 13min
The man who defied a brain cancer diagnosis
When scientist Richard Scolyer was diagnosed with a rare and terminal brain cancer, he was expected to live just 14 months. But an experimental treatment devised by his colleague and friend, Georgina Long, changed those odds. 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 Neal Sutherland. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


