The Front

Journalist Hedley Thomas tells the Chris Dawson trial how he came to the view Dawson was a murderer.  And, the cashed-up Sydney and Melbourne investors distorting property markets around Australia.  To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front is presented by C...

Health watchdogs target ‘dangerous’ e-cigarettes, saying they don’t help smokers quit - but are politicians willing to take on Big Tobacco?   And the Chris Dawson murder trial finally hears evidence from investigative journalist Hedley Thomas, who joins us today, four years on from The Teacher’s Pet. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australia...

A self-published author makes history, shortlisted for the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award after the publishing industry rejected him. Is Donald Trump’s Republican star waning, as the January 6 riot hearings line him up for possible charges? To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your a...

Australian researchers’ big breakthrough on quantum computing that could solve the energy crisis and make food cheaper. And, why are the Republicans and half the Middle East unhappy with Buzz Lightyear? To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front is presented...

‘Fairness’ before trans inclusion is the right path for sport, says tennis great and LGBT pioneer Martina Navratilova. The Brittany Higgins trial is delayed indefinitely by a furious judge after Lisa Wilkinson’s Logies speech. And an author accused of bias in the Teacher’s Pet trial.   To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or...

Trans women who’ve been through male puberty are banned from elite swimming, but may be welcome in soccer. So what’s fair? Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says she was ‘surprised’ to be dumped from her beloved education portfolio, but determined to get on with the job. And another big twist in the Chris Dawson trial, with a legendary detective denying he tipped Dawson off.  To find out more a...

Energy policy is turning into Anthony Albanese’s first big test, as he battles to fix a broken system while bringing emissions down. Plus, Australia’s richest man has taken over RM Williams and demand is skyrocketing - so how does a boutique bootmaker take on the world?  To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link h...

Hotly-awaited testimony from the heart of Sydney gangland in the Chris Dawson murder trial.  Plus, what schoolkids are learning about a very controversial chapter in our history.  And, why renewables could be the solution to our energy crisis. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your...

$40 a week for cleaners, carers and waiters - what will it do to the economy? Our workplace expert cuts through the spin. And the Teacher’s Pet murder trial hears claims police failed to follow up sightings of Lyn Dawson - and their suspicions were being ‘pushed’ by a bitter ex-wife To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australia...

Blackouts, failing coal power and and sky-high gas prices: who’s to blame, and can we fix it?  Plus, Chris Dawson in a new phone intercept with sister Lynette, discussing her claim Lyn Dawson was ‘in a hippie commune’. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store....

Bruno Borges was tattooed, superfit Brazilian adventurer - so how did he end up dead in Newcastle Harbour during an allegedly botched cocaine importation? Feelings of dread in Cocos and Christmas Islands as locals watch people-smuggler boats return. And, new US ambassador Caroline Kennedy starts work in Canberra.  To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from...

An electrifying speech by young massacre survivor Cameron Kasky as Americans beg for gun control. And, cricket legends Doug Walters and Shane Warne lead a list of rebels and larrikins in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Plus, SA creates its very own Voice to Parliament to reassure wary voters. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australi...

The babysitter had a motive to get rid of Lyn, alleged killer’s brother claims. Plus, Virgin boss Jayne Hrdlicka is facing bullying claims - but is she bossy, or just a boss? And, a boatload of asylum-seekers flown back to Sri Lanka.  To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your ap...

Have Australia’s doors just reopened for dual citizen foreign fighters? A High Court ruling could return their citizenships to them.  The inflation nightmare continues - but is it really here to stay? And Marilyn Dawson, wife of Paul Dawson, takes the stand. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Au...

Anthony Albanese’s created a minister for the republic - but is anyone in the mood? Politics guru Paul Kelly with a reality check.  Plus, the Dawson trial resumes with gripping evidence, including from a fairy entertainer who befriended JC.  And, a whopping rate rise from the nervous Reserve Bank. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at...

The feared Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta rule a network of up to 5000 Italian mafia operatives in Australia’s underworld, cops say. Plus, Google gets a massive slap and faces contempt charges. And, Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk caves in to pressure over lab bungles. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link her...

Chinese fighter plane aggressively challenges a RAAF aircraft. Plus, just 10 passengers on a 170-seat jet: why Rex is struggling. And, what shocked Hedley Thomas about abusive relationships as he launches a new doco. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front...

An Australian baby girl was born as the bombs fell on Ukraine. Now, a quest to bring little Valerie home. Dutton’s inner circle, as the Liberals anticipate Scott Morrison’s departure Plus, accused killer Chris Dawson tells cops of his search for missing wife Lyn. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for...

 A huge development in murder of 23-year-old Shandee Blackburn, with police revealing systemic failures in DNA testing.  Will Anthony Albanese step up for Julian Assange?  And Rafa does it again. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front is pr...

The outback survival story of one courageous young woman.  Plus the Chris Dawson murder trial comes to a sudden halt.  And Anthony Albanese’s Cabinet steps up. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced...

A young Chris Dawson is conjured up in the Teacher’s Pet trial, saying he’d love to know where Lyn is.  New Liberal leader Peter Dutton shows his softer side and vows to fight for the suburbs and small business.  And energy giant AGL crumbles before the might of tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the news...

Is Australia ready for Indigenous recognition - and could the Greens blow it all up?  And the Teacher’s Pet murder trial hears of a mystery witness, as week four kicks off. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, p...

The Supreme Court hears from Chris Dawson’s other babysitter - whom he wanted to move into the family home prior to meeting JC.  And households in Queensland, New South Wales and elsewhere face double-digit increases in their power bills from July - what can you do to get ahead of the surge?  **This episode contains allegations of family violence. If you’re struggling with fa...

There’s a vaccine for monkeypox. So why aren’t we all taking it? Don’t Stand So Close To Me, a song about illicit lust, became a schoolgirl taunt as suspicions grew about Chris Dawson. And, yet another school shooting - yet more ‘thoughts and prayers’.  To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here o...

Anthony Albanese transforms into globetrotter PM at the Quad in Tokyo.  Evidence in the Teacher’s Pet trial that Lyn Dawson saw her babysitter swimming naked in the pool.  To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harve...