The Front

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 m...

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.

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, p...

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.

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 abo...

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.

Gavin Morris was celebrated as a visionary school leader helping transform the lives of Aboriginal kids. Now he’s on trial, pleading not guilty, over alleged aggravated physical assaults of kids aged 8 to 13 - including alleged choking and ear-pulling. 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&rs...

Self-proclaimed neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell gatecrashes a press conference shouting about proposed protest laws. Plus, Taiwan’s diplomats in Australia condemn China’s duchessing of former state Labor premiers. And a former outback school principal is on trial in Alice Springs for alleged aggravated assaults on five boys. For all the latest in news, sport, politics, and business, visi...

Mary, mother of God, is suddenly a streaming sensation. Jesus and his followers are going off on YouTube. As new generations rediscover the gospel on screen, author Greg Sheridan reveals how women and girls were pivotal to the explosion of Christianity around the world.  Find out more about The Front podcast  here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on...

Today’s headlines: Fallout from the weekend’s anti-immigration rallies, a tough new ID system for NDIS providers and a car ramming the Russian consulate in Sydney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After years of terrorising shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade and firing missiles at Israel, the anti-Semitic Houthi leadership of northern Yemen has been wiped out in an Israeli airstrike. Today - chief international correspondent Cameron Stewart on how Mossad’s network of spies called in the strikes.  Find out more about The Front podcast  here . You can read about...

Steven Spielberg at 26 created a horror masterpiece that still haunts every beachgoer. Today, film critic Stephen Romei on why you should rush to see Jaws in cinemas this weekend.  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...

Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright Matt Wright has been found guilty of two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice - and acquitted of some other charges. Plus, former Premiers head to China and Jaws makes a comeback. For all the latest in news, sport, politics, and business, visit theaustralian.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wild allegations of racism, bullying and misconduct are causing chaos at the top of the prestigious Royal College of Physicians. 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 incl...

Today’s headlines in brief. A cyber hack and a huge federal court penalty - yet Qantas is delivering giant returns to shareholders. How are they doing it? Plus, Pentagon drama involving Defence Minister Richard Marles. For all the latest in news, sport, politics, and business, visit theaustralian.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge found Brittany Higgins defamed former Liberal minister Linda Reynolds and ordered $341,000 in damages. The judge found Higgins was affected by physical and psychological trauma and was dishonest in some of her claims - but he rejected Reynolds’ conspiracy claim. Today - exactly what Justice Paul Tottle found.  Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this...

Brittany Higgins has lost a defamation action brought by her former boss, ex-Liberal cabinet minister Linda Reynolds, who says her reputation was destroyed by Higgins’ allegations.  For all the latest in news, sport, politics, and business, visit theaustralian.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian authorities say Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps orchestrated antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Our expert unpacks the crucial intelligence cooperation that brought it to light, and why Iran is meddling in Australian life.  Find out more about The Front podcast  here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Austral...

Anthony Albanese kicks out Iran’s ambassador and accuses the Revolutionary Guard Corps of firebombing a Melbourne synagogue and Sydney deli. Plus the latest in Beau Lamarre-Condon’s alleged murder case and an alleged cop-killer on the run in Porepunkah, Victoria.   For all the latest in news, sport, politics, and business, visit theaustralian.com.au See omnystudio.com/listene...

A terrorist next door and constant lockdowns - a court has heard mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is doing it tough with Victoria’s most dangerous female convicts, finding comfort in crochet and books.  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 b...

"I am no longer Erin Patterson's victim. She has become the victim of my kindness." Those are the words of mushroom lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson, who read a victim impact statement to court alongside Patterson’s husband and other victims of her triple murder. Today, voice actors read the statements in full.  Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and...

  Israel has vowed to invade Gaza City, but what would that actually look like? Chief international correspondent Cameron Stewart joins us to discuss the military, humanitarian and diplomatic dramas playing out in the Middle East.  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...

Three incredible female singers are slaying global music charts and starring in a Netflix monster hit - and they’re not even real. Today, we uncover the real creatives - and voices - behind Huntrix and Saja Boys, the fictional bands at the heart of a true cultural moment: K-Pop Demon Hunters.  Find out more about The Front podcast  here . You can read about this story and more on T...

Why would high-flying property executives - who work for a company that claims to champion women - be hanging out at a strip club? What’s management done about filthy WhatsApp chats? Today - Margin Call editor Yoni Bashan on commercial real estate company JLL.  Find out more about The Front podcast  here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The...

Australia’s ‘most hated man’ Bruce Lehrmann is back in court - this time trying to overturn an ‘unfair’ finding of rape, as Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson fire 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. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Har...