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.

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Sep 15, 2025 · 13 min
Why the government is preaching climate doom
The Albanese government says the stakes have never been higher when it comes to climate change, but the energy transition is proving harder than anyone expected. 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 Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 15, 2025 · 1 min
Headlines: Report sounds climate change alarm
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has hinted at an ambitious 2035 emissions reductions target in releasing the National Climate Change Assessment. Plus, the Prime Minister is in the market for a new electorate office. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 14, 2025 · 12 min
A media exec’s dementia love story
Louise Bryant has the publishing world at her feet, but she’s also living the heartbreak of caring for her partner through dementia. Today, Lou launches a powerful dementia awareness campaign through The Australian and news.com.au: Think Again. 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 Joshua Burton. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2025 · 15 min
Who is making ‘moronic’ decisions at the Emmys?
The Bear’s a comedy? White Lotus is a drama? Today, we stack up the finalists from Adolescence to Severance and ask: is Hollywood celebrating the best in TV or just patting itself on the back? 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 12, 2025 · 1 min
Breaking: A fresh look at Kirk shooting suspect
The FBI has released new footage of the person suspected of shooting activist Charlie Kirk on a university campus. Plus, the Prime Minister takes a fight at Coalition ‘infighting’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 11, 2025 · 16 min
Charlie Kirk murder rocks Gen Z’s political world
A 31-year-old father of two - famous for swinging young men to vote Donald Trump - is shot dead on a Utah university campus. Today: how political violence spread across the political spectrum and why ordinary Americans no longer feel safe. 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 music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 11, 2025 · 3 min
Breaking: Charlie Kirk murder horrifies the world
Free speech warrior Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two young children, is shot dead while debating ideas at a university campus in Utah. Plus, Lleyton Hewitt’s huge fine after dispute with an anti-doping official. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 10, 2025 · 12 min
Nunogeddon is coming for Australian banking
The biggest employer in Australian banking has a new boss – and he’s shaking things up. Today, meet Nuno Matos: the cost-saving crusader they call ‘Nunogeddon’. 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 music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 10, 2025 · 1 min
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 · 16 min
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 · 1 min
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 · 14 min
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 · 2 min
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 · 14 min
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 · 13 min
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 · 1 min
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.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 4, 2025 · 11 min
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 music See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 4, 2025 · 1 min
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.
Sep 3, 2025 · 13 min
Ghost planes and a Stalinist monstrosity: China on parade
A monumental defence display in Beijing sends a clear message to the world, and especially to Taiwan. The Australian’s Will Glasgow joins us to discuss the new hardware on display and how the presence of Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-Un, and even Australia's own Daniel Andrews played into Xi Jinping’s propaganda push. 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 also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 3, 2025 · 1 min
Headlines: Antoinette Lattouf’s lawyer rips into ABC bigwig
Today’s headlines, including China flexing its military might in a massive parade in Beijing attended by world leaders including former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Plus, the fiery court battle between sacked ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf and the national broadcaster heats up, with Lattouf's lawyer ripping into the ABC's conduct. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.