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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 insights from our newsrooms.

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September 10 · 15 min
Inside the scandal that destroyed KPMG’s reputation
A whistleblower, a secret document and a self-inflicted scandal that’s cost hundreds of jobs and shattered reputations. Today, how KPMG blew itself up, with the journo who’s been breaking all the scoops, our own Tansy Harcourt. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Ex-KPMG chief collects $4m payout amid firm’s devastating audit scandal Former KPMG exec Eileen Hoggett sues firm seeking documents KPMG begins brutal 500 jobs cull amid audit scandal fallout Labor government extends ban on KPMG work for public service KPMG partners lied to deputy general counsel, parliamentary inquiry hears 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.
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September 10 · 5 min
Grace Tame’s ‘apology’ to Israeli women
Six months after she said that claims that Israeli women were raped on October 7 were ‘propaganda’, former Australian of the Year Grace Tame now says her remarks were misinterpreted. Plus in The Front’s afternoon headlines, Jacquie Lambie supports Andrew Hastie in his beef with Pauline Hanson - and Donald Trump’s offer of a US$5000 victory bonus. Read more: Grace Tame apologises for calling October 7 rapes ‘propaganda’ Donald Trump promises dividend payment if Republicans hold House, Senate ‘Dividing this country’: Jacqui Lambie blasts Hanson in new tirade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 9 · 11 min
Congratulations! It’s a birth tax
We’ve had the widow’s tax and the super tax - now there’s a birth tax hidden in the federal Government’s shakeup to the way trusts work. The Australian’s revealing today the changes could make it harder for tradies and small business owners to hand over to a new generation. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Labor’s trust tax reform creates ‘newborn tax’ Commentary by Robert Gottliebsen: Treasurer’s trust tax changes risk ‘long-term disaster’ for families, Aus economy Jim Chalmers warned trust tax plan will bury businesses in costs and delays State revenue offices leave door open to tax trusts switching to fixed distribution model 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.
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September 9 · 2 min
Arrests in multi-state CFMEU raids
Three people were arrested in a raid of the Brisbane headquarters of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees’ Union on Wednesday. Plus, Andrew Hastie’s blistering attack on Pauline Hanson and author Blanche d’Alpuget dies. Read more: Police raid CFMEU headquarters over Brisbane 2032 Olympic corruption claims Andrew Hastie coy on leadership ambition but slams ‘lying cowards’ One Nation Blanche d’Alpuget, author and widow of Bob Hawke, dies aged 82 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 8 · 14 min
Drink, drugs and a drama One Nation didn’t need
Drink-driving, unpaid fines, and allegations about serious drugs: these are not the talking points One Nation wanted for its bold bid to become part of Victoria’s government. But Pauline Hanson’s handpicked state president Warren Pickering, a former soldier, is having a tough week thanks to exclusives broken by The Australian’s Jamie Walker. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. ‘Drugs, deviance’: Questions Warren Pickering refuses to answer about his past Commentary by Jamie Walker: Pickering’s past should have raised red flag for leader Pauline Hanson deflects on historic claims against One Nation Victoria leader Warren Pickering One Nation leader Warren Pickering’s drink-driving record revealed Revealed: One Nation Victorian leader Warren Pickering ordered to repay home owner grant 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.
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September 8 · 3 min
Ex-prisoner’s giant AI deal
Firmus - the tech company part-owned by Oliver Curtis, who served prison time for insider trading - has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with OpenAI to build two data centres in Malaysia as part of a multi-year partnership. Plus, the trial of three men accused of killing Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson gets under way in Mexico, and an iconic Sydney mansion is rumoured to be back on the market. Read more: OpenAI signs multibillion-dollar deal with Oliver Curtis’ Firmus, fuelling record float We want to find out why’: Aussie surfers’ parents face suspected killers as Mexico trial begins Sydney’s iconic Boomerang mansion back on the market with a $100m price tag See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 7 · 14 min
Did cops try to suppress stories by a sacked bikie-turned-journo?
The mysterious Mahmood Fazal - a bikie turned journalist who was hired, and then fired by the ABC, is at the centre of another drama: did the Australian Federal Police try to suppress his work as a reporter? That’s today’s story. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Sacked ABC journalist’s dramatic terror raid story ‘never happened’ Sacked ABC journalist’s ‘terror raid’ story exposed as a Gold Coast drug bust This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our theme. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 7 · 1 min
One Nation’s big plan for super
One Nation has a new policy for Australians’ superannuation account: the opportunity for renters and homeowners to hold onto a portion of compulsory superannuation contributions. Plus, electric vehicles are officially more popular than old-fashioned gas guzzlers. Read more: Hanson rejects claims early super access will fuel price pressures How cheap Chinese brands made electric cars the top choice for Australian drivers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 6 · 12 min
Actually, it is about me: Trump’s wild midterm gamble
Just eight weeks until the midterm elections and Donald Trump is switching strategy, asking his base to vote Republican as if his own name were on the ballot. But as the Iran war sends cost of living spiralling, will voters buy his claim that America is winning? Cameron Stewart joins us. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Tit-for-tat attacks in ‘under control’ Strait of Hormuz Commentary by Cameron Stewart: Donald Trump bets on long game to weaken Iran’s war-torn economy Iran releases video of supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei 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.
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September 4 · 11 min
Nostalgic magic for a digital age: Jim Henson’s new museum blockbuster
Characters developed over six decades have opened the door to Jim Henson’s world for a whole new generation. Now, Henson’s culture-defining works, from the Muppets to The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, will feature in an immense new exhibition at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Behind the magic of Jim Henson as huge creature exhibition opens in Queensland This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 4 · 2 min
Kyrgios enters treatment, ending drug ban
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will enter a drug treatment program, effectively ending his three-month suspension from the sport. Plus, bird flu appears in Sydney, and Emirates new premium economy upgrades. Read more: Nick Kyrgios enters drug treatment program as his three month ban for cocaine use comes to an end Bird flu detected in Sydney for first time Emirates unveils ‘world first’ privacy screens for its premium economy cabin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 3 · 15 min
Audacious wine heist leaves Australian collectors in the dark
It’s Friday and many of us need a stiff drink – especially the veteran wine collectors who’ve allegedly been robbed in what appears to be an audacious heist from storage facilities around the country. It’s the high-end version of a crime epidemic that’s sweeping retail and our journo Eli Greenblat, who broke the yarn, is here. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. The great wine heist: Collectors left abandoned by storage giant 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.
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September 3 · 3 min
Ousted KPMG operations boss sues following audit scandal
The nightmare engulfing professional services giant KPMG just got worse, with news the firm’s former Chief Operations Officer Eileen Hoggett is suing. Plus, JD Vance says the world may have reached its so-called “end days”, and The Australian’s Chief Film Critic Nikki Gemmell’s first-ever one-star movie review. Read more: Former KPMG exec Eileen Hoggett sues firm seeking documents The Antichrist may already be among us, claims JD Vance & Sons: A bloodless and inert film even Bill Nighy cannot save See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 2 · 11 min
Dear Pauline: The secret One Nation email that fell into our inbox
We all know the feeling; you accidentally CC the wrong person and suddenly you’re in a world of email-induced pain. Today, how a confidential One Nation legal note found its way to The Australian and what it tells us about the party’s behind-the-scenes melodrama. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Whoops! Pauline Hanson’s $750-an-hour lawyer suffers epic email clanger From 2019: One Nation rift erupts in Senate showdown 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.
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September 1 · 11 min
‘A spit in the face’: surrogate kids rewrite the rules
Every kid wants to know they were wanted. Children born to surrogate mothers know that for sure - but they also have very strong opinions about the strict laws governing surrogacy in Australia, from whether birth mothers should be paid to who their real parents are. Today, thoughts from inside these very modern families. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Children of surrogates give emotional evidence to law review 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.
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September 1 · 9 min
Island meltdown: China’s massive blow-up rocks the Pacific
The Great Game gets down and dirty as China throws a tantrum about Taiwan’s inclusion in the Pacific Islands Forum, and key regional PMs suddenly decide against attending. Ben Packham is here to help us work out what is really going on. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Pacific Islands Forum preparations thrown into disarray 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.
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September 1 · 3 min
‘I knew’: Tsitsipas drops Kyrgios drug bombshell
Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas says Nick Kyrgios’ alleged use of cocaine was an open secret on the tour. Plus, Anthony Albanese’s pushes back against China at a crucial meeting of regional leaders, and Donald Trump’s White House ballroom will resume construction without approval from Congress. Read more: Stefanos Tsitsipas claims he knew about Nick Kyrgios alleged drug use before ban was handed down Albanese pushes back at China’s warning shot over Taiwan Supreme Court allows Trump to keep building White House ballroom See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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August 31 · 10 min
Island meltdown: China’s massive blow-up rocks the Pacific
The Great Game gets down and dirty as China throws a tantrum about Taiwan’s inclusion in the Pacific Islands Forum, and key regional PMs suddenly decide against attending. Ben Packham is here to help us work out what is really going on. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Pacific Islands Forum preparations thrown into disarray 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.
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August 31 · 3 min
Pauline Hanson fires up after byelection win
Anthony Albanese is inciting violence against One Nation – that’s Pauline Hanson’s claim after winning another by-election. Plus, legal experts say Western Australia’s Attorney-General should launch a coronial inquest into the deaths of three Indigenous children in Port Hedland in 2022. Read more: Hanson accuses Albanese of directly inciting violence against her Top barrister Tom Percy demands inquest into Hawke children’s deaths citing ‘exceptional circumstances’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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August 30 · 16 min
The ABC’s Sentient scandal: Sarah Ferguson’s documentary drama
It’s the story the ABC doesn’t want you to know about - the drama over who knew what and when about an external project. Today, Media diarist Steve Jackson joins us to reveal how the ABC even edited a politician’s words to cut all mention of the controversy. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Sarah Ferguson listed as ‘key creative’ in funding bid despite ABC chief’s denial Sarah Ferguson’s two-year delay to disclose secret film link ABC rejects Sarah Ferguson doco amid row over ethics and funding Read the latest edition of Jacko’s Media Diary here. 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.
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