The Front

Sir Peter Cosgrove doesn’t know why he was spared the trauma of war – but he says his wife of almost 50 years has helped him find positivity in the dark moments. Today, we dive into The Australian’s new Happiness Project.  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 epi...

And Just Like That is over. Kaput and in the bin. Where did it all go wrong? What’s up with that ending? Has it tarnished the legacy of Sex & The City? And why are the hate-watchers sad to see it go?  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...

Unions push a four-day work week with five days' pay, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers kicks off an economic reform roundtable. Plus, how artificial intelligence and a new EV road user charge could reshape Australia's future economy. 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 i...

He believed his wife tried to kill him - and then had to give evidence in her trial for murdering his parents and aunt. Until today we haven’t been able to report the courtroom clash between Simon Patterson and Colin Mandy SC - but reporter John Ferguson was there.   Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or o...

Police allege an unnamed woman was secretly gathering intelligence on a charismatic Buddhist group for the Chinese government. We unpack what she was allegedly up to – and where she is 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, p...

A move towards peace, or a meaningless gesture? Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong declare Australia is recognising Palestinian statehood. Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan joins us to discuss what this means for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, Hamas, Israelis and Gazans.  Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The...

Senior navy figures are worried about the safety of nuclear-powered submarines if WA goes ahead with plans to relocate a commercial shipping port. 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 regu...

Andrew Lloyd Webber has gone chic on Broadway and the West End, thanks to Jamie Lloyd and a Pussycat Doll. So why are we getting the same old productions with leotards and eye makeup?  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...

A Victorian judge has lifted suppression orders on evidence in the murder trial of mushroom killer Erin Patterson, meaning we can finally tell the whole story.  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 Josh...

The famously tough English language test for would-be Australians is getting a big shakeup, and the Coalition says it’ll exacerbate our immigration challenges. 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 e...

Australian artists, musicians and authors are fuming over a suggestion copyright laws should be relaxed to allow tech giants to train their AI chatbots. 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 Josh...

It’s the multi-billion dollar deal that’ll shape the next generation of the Australian Defence Force. Today, how Japan pulled it off. 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. O...

It sounded like magic – unlimited energy that comes from water – but green hydrogen’s flopped, at huge cost to taxpayers. Billionaire Andrew Forrest, who helped persuade governments to dream big, says he'll repay public funds. So what went wrong with green hydrogen? Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or...

A Federal Court showdown over single-sex spaces pits veteran queer community groups against trans rights activists, laying bare a bitter fight beneath the rainbow flag. Today, why some lesbian groups say their identity is under threat. 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...

Together – a love story gets the body horror treatment. But beyond the jump scares, a real-life drama is unfolding as this Australian director’s debut faces a heated plagiarism dispute.  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...

We asked some of Australia’s richest people about their everyday money habits. One was a stunner - and today our Wealth editor Julie-anne Sprague introduces theaustralian.com.au/wealth and explains how the rich get their dough and keep 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 epi...

Kids under 16 will be banned from holding YouTube accounts in a disaster for parent company Google, which even sent The Wiggles to lobby for its cause. The Government’s next target: gaming and dating platforms.    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 Fron...

Wild rhetoric from a UN climate czar, who says Australia must go faster on net zero or cripple our food production. Meanwhile, Australia is desperate to host a giant UN climate conference. Today - where is all this actually taking our economy and power bills?  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&r...

Israel tried to crush Hamas by shutting off aid to Gazans - but the tactic failed. Now Hamas accuses Israel of creating a famine, and Israel says Hamas is spreading disinformation. Chief international correspondent Cameron Stewart joins us to explain what went wrong and who’s to blame. Find out more about The Front podcast  here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian...

A secret ‘loan book’ belonging to alleged sex offender Alan Jones details financial arrangements with a host of Australia's best-known media identities, sports stars, and business people. Today, The Australian's media diarist Steve Jackson breaks the story.  Find out more about The Front podcast  here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on...

From cosmos and Manolos to incontinence and declining sex drives, how did the Sex and the City revival And Just Like That get it so wrong? Our resident SATC tragic Jessica Halloran joins to discuss the decline of the ultimate girls' show and ponder the unsexy reality of ageing onscreen. Find out more about The Front podcast  here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's we...

Just a coincidence - that’s the federal Government's explanation for why it’s suddenly dropping a two-decade ban on American beef - something Donald Trump was demanding. So - will Anthony Albanese’s apparent capitulation help our cause?  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&...

It’s the antisemitism controversy that a judge said wasn’t actually antisemitic: January’s QUT event featuring a caped crusader called ‘Dutton’s Jew’ was satire even though some Jews were offended, says an official review. Today - education editor Natasha Bita on where racism, free speech and satire collide.  Find out more about The Front podcast  here...

Drew Hutton says the party he co-founded has become a ‘cult’. We unpack how he was kicked to the curb – and why he’s vowing revenge.  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 an...

Walter Sofronoff KC - former celebrity barrister and rockstar judge - was found to have engaged in ‘serious corrupt conduct’ in his inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann matter. Now he’s before the Federal Court, fighting for his reputation.  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&r...