The Front

It’s like something out of Indiana Jones - art curators scrambling to save priceless artworks as bombs rain down. When it comes to casualties of war, the most confronting are human, but what about the cultural soul of a nation, with collections valued into the billions also being in the firing line?  Find out more about The Front podcast  here . You can read about this story and mo...

Sacked radio superstar Kyle Sandilands is seeking to fast-track his legal action against ARN after it tore up his 100 million dollar contract. Plus, the Pentagon weighs sending ground troops to the Middle East and a landmark ruling against Meta and Google. Read more:  Sandilands arrives for court showdown with ARN Pentagon weighs sending 10,000 more troops to Middle East Facebook owner Meta,...

Our richest men are loud and proud with their opinions about government policy and everything else. But why, when we have record numbers of female billionaires, aren’t the women as prominent?  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel . Find this year’s list at richest250.com.au Gina Rinehart leads the 37 women who c...

Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed an alleged gunman at Bondi Beach on December 14, has been given ‘keys to the city’. Plus, growers’ dire fertiliser warning and Qantas puts the big planes to work as Euro summer approaches. Read more:  ‘Desperately short’: fertiliser the new fuel as farm crisis hits Qantas adds 1400 seats to Europe by swapping planes on US and domestic...

You can’t make plastic without resins derived from oil - and now the Iran war is making resin scarcer and much more expensive.  That means (you guessed it) the price of everything that comes in plastic - so, everything - is about to go up. Our retail expert Eli Greenblat is here.  Read more about this story at  theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTu...

Japan’s ambassador to Australia suggested a fuel-for-LNG swap could be on the cards if Australia’s supplies dwindle. Plus, a former Cannon-Brookes executive denies misconduct and ABC staff walk off the job. Read more:  Japanese ambassador signals fuel-for-LNG swap to secure Australia’s energy supply Fuel rationing not on government's agenda: Bowen Executive denies leaking da...

She says she’s still the same - but One Nation’s Pauline Hanson has shifted her persona, policies and language to meet the moments. Dennis Shanahan is here for a conversation full of unexpected laughs.  Read more about this story at  theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel . Hanson lands $100,000 pay increase and demands doubling of staff&...

Details are emerging about how an Air Canada passenger plane collided with a fire truck at one of America’s busiest airports. Plus, ARN’s share price plunges amid Sandilands court claim and Witkoff sets off for talks with Iran. Read more: What happened at LaGuardia Airport? How the Air Canada crash unfolded Full details of Kyle Sandilands’ $100m deal with ARN laid bare as explosi...

As Donald Trump says he’s negotiating an end to the war, what does victory look like? Our Washington, DC correspondent Joe Kelly is here. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel . Escalation alarm bells as US President’s campaign teeters on brink of economic catastrophe Democrats gear-up for fight over $200bn Iran war f...

Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson told staff the airline hasn’t cancelled a single flight as a result of fuel shortages. Plus, Bluesfest ticket holders may get their money back and The Australian crunches the numbers on who’s really voting for One Nation. Read more:  Qantas reassures passengers it has no plans to cancel flights over fuel crisis Bluesfest 2026 collapse: PayPal...

The greatest gamble in radio history could blow up in the faces of ARN bosses - plus, why is the star of Jacketgate, Nine veteran Amber Sherlock, taking aim at the network that employed her for two decades?  Read more about this story at  theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel . Read more of  Steve Jackson’s work here, including Kyle and J...

A frank remark - a global pile-on - and a lost Oscar. Today, the story of Gen Z superstar Timothee Chalamet and some very angry performers. Richard Ferguson is here. 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 produced and presented by Claire Harvey and edited b...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke were called “genocide supporters” by members of the Stand4Palestine group as they attended a prayer service at Lakemba mosque on Friday. Plus, Ampol puts maintenance plans on hold and Peaky Blinders comes to an end. Read more: PM says reception at Sydney mosque 'incredibly positive' Randa Abdel-Fattah slams Muslim eve...

The List: Australia’s Richest 250 has landed for another year – and some of Australia’s tech titans have taken a tumble worth billions.  Read more about this story at  theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel .  See  The List: Australia’s Richest 250 Tech billionaires lose $35bn as AI threat shakes up Australia’s...

Flights are five per cent up already and there’s likely more to come. Plus, bracing for tropical cyclone Narelle - and why Donald Trump is threatening to blow up a gas field.  Read more: Qantas airfares could rise amid fortnightly price reviews Category five Cyclone Narelle bears down on Queensland for first direct hit in a century Trump vows to destroy Iran gas field if Qatar plant hit...

Kyle Sandilands says he won’t go down without a legal fight after his multimillion-dollar contract was torn up. He claims he’ll take his former employer, ARN, to court – then what?  Read more:  The midnight phone call that torpedoed King Kyle Sandilands and see the video on our YouTube channel . This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and ed...

An Australian air base in the United Arab Emirates was targeted by an Iranian projectile. Plus, White Fox founders make their Richest 250 debut and an acclaimed chef’s grim coffee prediction. Read more:  Australian air base in UAE targeted Inside the secretive empire of White Fox founders and their $429m fashion phenomenon Neil Perry’s grim $12 coffee warning amid recession fears...

Neil Perry, the restaurateur behind Sydney gems Gran Torino and Margaret, plus Qantas’ menu guru, says he’ll never stop making beautiful food for people who love to eat, in spite of the Ozempic craze. Read more: ‘Everybody will be suing’: rock star chef Neil Perry’s GLP-1 warning and see the video on our YouTube channel . This episode of The Front is presented by Clai...

The Reserve Bank raised the cash by a quarter of a percent on Tuesday, taking it to 4.1 per cent. Plus, Bowen calls petrol panic-buying ‘un-Australian’, Naveed Akram back in court, and Grace Tame is lashed by Israel’s Australian embassy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What fate awaits the Lionesses who are returning to Iran? Iranian-Australian journalist Shokoofeh Azar is hoping for the best – that the women will be forced into a humiliating public confession - but won’t be imprisoned, tortured or executed.  Shookofeh has personal experience of how the Islamic Republic treats women. After several arrests and stints in prison in Iran, Shookofeh...

Golden - the huge girl-power anthem from KPop Demon Hunters - is officially Best Song at the 98th Academy Awards. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was the night's major victor, while Australian nominees Rose Byrne and Jacob Elordi went home without a statue. Plus, Donald Trump’s latest warning over the Strait of Hormuz. Relive all the action on our  Oscars live blog...

Crypto-currency titan - and occasional astronaut - Russell Wilson has an incredible story of bouncing back from a multi-million dollar fraud committed against his company CoinSpot. But when we tried to track him down for The List: Australia’s Richest 250, Wilson proved elusive - which made us even more intrigued.  Read more about this story at  theaustralian.com.au and see the vide...

If you love movies as escapist art, you might find the Monday’s Oscars ceremony a bit tedious. Today, our cheat’s guide to the movies vying for Best Picture – and a flashback to when movies used to be … fun.  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 edi...

Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was reportedly gravely injured in a strike during the Middle East conflict. Plus, Qantas settles a covid legal challenge for $105m and Bluesfest bites the dust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two years, 500 gigabytes of audio, and more than 200 voice actors. The Australian’s podcast adaptation of Hedley Thomas’ best-selling book Sick to Death is nearing its conclusion. It’s the story of the havoc wrought on the Queensland medical system by the incompetent surgeon Jayant Patel 20 years ago – and there’s still more to come. Today, Hedley and our production t...