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The Front
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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 insight from our newsrooms.
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Socceroos roar into World Cup knockout stage
Yesterday00:04:20Tap to summarizeThe Socceroos will progress to the Round of 32 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after drawing against Paraguay in the group stage. Plus, Karl Stefanovic declares “freedom” after departing Nine and flights through the Middle East surge. Read more: Socceroos face waiting game after edging into round of 32 Karl Stefanovic sacked by Nine network, says he is ‘free’ Middle East travel surge sparks price war on cheap flights to EuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Donald Trump just sent Australia’s medicine prices through the roof
2d ago00:15:30Tap to summarize$600 a month to lose weight. Migraine drugs that are nigh impossible to get at any price. The market for pharmaceutical products in Australia is all topsy-turvy, and it’s part red-tape nightmare, part geopolitical standoff. Our health editor Natasha Robinson has been investigating what’s going wrong, and she’s here in just a moment to diagnose the real problem. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Mounjaro rejection explains why our access to cheaper medicines if failing Australian patients risk losing lifesaving medicines amid pharmaceutical subsidy crisis Australia’s drug approval system faces reckoning as patients await reform New-gen medicines are available for migraine and arthritis – but only if you fail the old drugs This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Will Stefanovic lose his radio job too?
2d ago00:03:10Tap to summarizeKarl Stefanovic won’t be returning to Channel Nine and now there are suggestions he might also lose his radio gig, with executives at broadcaster ARN cancelling promotional ads for his new show. Plus, Fortescue faces a class action lawsuit over discrimination claims, and the government’s next backdown over tax reforms. Read more: Karl Stefanovic and ARN in ‘chats’ as radio giant considers axing his podcast Fortescue faces class action over alleged ‘culture of sleaze’ and sexual harassment Government backs down on ‘widows tax’ after crossbench pressureSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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How Karl Stefanovic blew himself up
3d ago00:14:30Tap to summarizeHe’s raw and uncensored - and unemployed. Karl Stefanovic, the Nine star and podcaster, will leave Nine Entertainment with an interview with far-right figure Tommy Robinson. Steve Jackson is here. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Nine axes Karl Stefanovic from Today show after Tommy Robinson podcast Karl Stefanovic podcast pulled amid Tommy Robinson backlash Labor quietly introduces terrorism passport rules six months after listing This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Why Andy Burnham will have to call an early election
4d ago00:13:32Tap to summarizeHe’s the new British prime minister in all but name - but when will Andy Burnham move into 10 Downing Street, and will furious voters get a chance to throw him and the Labour Party out altogether? Europe correspondent Jacquelin Magnay is here. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Starmer is going but not quite gone: the time lag will only anger Britons Andy Burnham seeks to calm markets, calls for orderly transition ahead of ‘coronation’ as PM ‘Just a naughty boy’: Andy Burnham arrives in Westminster like a Messiah Commentary by Jacquelin Magnay: Keir was a dud prime minister but the country’s pain will only continue This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Why aren’t we culling great white sharks?
5d ago00:14:00Tap to summarizeGreat white sharks are critically endangered – but are they really? As a 35-year-old mother fights for her life in a Sydney intensive care unit, beachgoers around Australia are adjusting to a new reality: fatal shark attacks are now frequent occurrences as shark populations boom and governments hesitate to act. In NSW, a horror summer is being followed by a shocking winter attack – so how do we stay safe in the water? Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. CSIRO needs to fast-track shark research after latest Sydney attack, Andrew Bragg urges How NSW plans to curb a rising shark threat State-backed shark cull ‘on the table’ after horror Sydney attack Young mother loses arm after horror Coogee great white shark attack 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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The Flood - Episode 2: Shut all hull valves
5d ago00:22:48Tap to summarizeThe Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Dechaineux is flooding deep under the Indian Ocean after a seawater hose burst. Its 60 crew are fighting to save their crippled submarine, with Petty Officer Geordie Bunting trapped under the water in the flooded lower motor room. The commander Peter Scott initiates emergency procedures, but he does not know how bad the flood is or whether it has been stopped. In episode two, we reveal the extraordinary dramas at both ends of the boat, as Bunting fights for life against the flood while Commander Scott and his crew try to prevent the flooded boat from sinking further towards the ocean bed. The Flood is a four-part audio and video documentary series by Cameron Stewart, Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. Watch the video at thefloodpodcast.com, along with stories, graphics and photographs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Huge pay cuts looming for media superstars
6d ago00:15:16Tap to summarizeThe big-money days are gone in TV and radio, and that means some household names will be taking a very big pay cut. Plus, the TV newsroom that might disappear altogether. Steve Jackson is here with all the best of his Media Diary. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Read Steve Jackson’s Media Diary here each Monday Kyle face-off looms as Jackie O presses on with radio lawsuit This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet 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.
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Choc tops and chainsaws: the Australian horror boom
1w ago00:14:21Tap to summarizeOnce dismissed as dangerous and unworthy, Australian horror is now a global box-office phenomenon. Geordie Gray is here to explore the terrifying new film Leviticus - a Sundance hit that captures the dread of regional isolation - and trace the evolution of the genre from the controversial Wake in Fright to modern ‘elevated’ horror movies like The Babadook and Talk to Me. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Australian horror was once banned – now it’s booming Backrooms: Inside the film that began as a meme The Babadook breathes new life into horror genre When a young Indigenous couple brings home their baby, things take a sinister turn 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.
Transcribe →Keir Starmer is a dead PM walking after rival's big win
1w ago00:02:58Tap to summarizeManchester mayor Andy Burnham will launch a challenge for the UK Prime Ministership after winning a resounding by-election victory in Makersfield. Plus, a retired Army Major accuses the Australian Defence Force of ‘fabricating evidence’ in crash probe, and The Australian’s Culture section wins journalism’s top prize. Read more: ‘Voted for change’: Burnham sets up Starmer fight with Makerfield win Analysis by Jacquelin Magnay: Andy Burnham’s win sparks Labour civil war with Keir Starmer’s leadership in peril Commentary by Patrick Maguire: Labour voters want a revolution or the party’s over Fatal MRH-90 chopper crash ‘foreseeable’, report ‘corrupted’: test pilots The Australian’s new Culture section secures top journalism award in its first yearSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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