The Front

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...

Remember when Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky fought in the Oval Office? Now it’s smiles, suits and talk of peace. But will Vladimir Putin join the party? Greg Sheridan 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. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Clair...

  A huge cultural change is under way at Nine Entertainment and now it’s senior female figures making the news. Today - Media Diary editor Steve Jackson on the drama inside Nine’s culture revamp.  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 presen...

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...