The Front podcast

The Front

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms. To find out more about The Front you can link [here] (https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10) and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link [here] (https://www.theaustralian.com.au/) or search for The Australian in your app store.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms. To find out more about The Front you can link [here] (https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10) and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link [here] (https://www.theaustralian.com.au/) or search for The Australian in your app store.

 

#1146

Jews slaughtered in a terrorist massacre at Bondi Beach

Police declare a terrorist incident and are raiding homes after Jewish community events an... more

2 hrs Ago

09 MINS

09:13

2 hrs Ago


#1145

Ben Abraham: Hitmaker who's not too cool for Christmas

Melbourne's low-key superstar Ben Abraham has written monster hits and performed at the GR... more

12 Dec 2025

16 MINS

16:31

12 Dec 2025


#1144

Brittany Higgins is bankrupted by the Federal Court

A trustee will take over Brittany Higgins’ financial affairs, as her husband faces b... more

12 Dec 2025

05 MINS

05:08

12 Dec 2025


#1143

Neale Daniher: The voice MND cannot silence

Through 13 years with motor neurone disease, AFL legend and Big Freeze founder Neale Danih... more

11 Dec 2025

13 MINS

13:15

11 Dec 2025


#1142

Headlines: PM dodges questions on parliamentary travel entitlements

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won’t say if his government will make changes to par... more

11 Dec 2025

02 MINS

02:54

11 Dec 2025


#1141

A Greens senator, her husband and 78 taxpayer-funded flights

Sarah Hanson-Young used public funds to fly her lobbyist husband to and from Canberra 78 t... more

10 Dec 2025

12 MINS

12:33

10 Dec 2025


#1140

Tears and cheers as kids are booted off social media

Australia’s new law banning social media for under-16s is now in effect—hear t... more

10 Dec 2025

02 MINS

02:48

10 Dec 2025


#1139

Will expense-happy minister Anika Wells have to go?

Today the federal government’s much-vaunted social media reform kicks in - but Commu... more

09 Dec 2025

14 MINS

14:08

09 Dec 2025


#1138

Prince Harry’s big win - and Meghan Markle’s phone number fail

Prince Harry has won a review of his security arrangements in the UK - and his wife Meghan... more

09 Dec 2025

03 MINS

03:33

09 Dec 2025


#1137

How trans activism took over corporate Australia

After phenomenal success in reducing HIV transmissions, the former AIDS Council of NSW - A... more

08 Dec 2025

16 MINS

16:17

08 Dec 2025


#1136

Breaking: Jet-setting Anika Wells’ ever-growing travel tally

Communications Minister Anika Wells billed taxpayers thousands of dollars for members of h... more

08 Dec 2025

03 MINS

03:37

08 Dec 2025


#1135

Did a green dream poison this pristine valley?

The peaceful Pioneer Valley was meant to be a renewable energy hotspot – but farmers... more

07 Dec 2025

14 MINS

14:18

07 Dec 2025


#1134

Punk fashion goddess Vivienne Westwood gets the NGV blockbuster treatment

A new show reveals the pure rebellious genius of Comme des Garcons’ Rei Kawakubo and... more

05 Dec 2025

11 MINS

11:11

05 Dec 2025


#1133

What happened to Virginia Giuffre’s millions?

Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre didn’t leave a will when she died by suicid... more

05 Dec 2025

02 MINS

02:20

05 Dec 2025


#1132

Could ‘Australia’s most evil parents’ get out of jail?

The Australian’s investigative podcast Shadow of Doubt in 2023 raised serious doubts... more

04 Dec 2025

16 MINS

16:28

04 Dec 2025


#1131

Did the Government fib about ISIS brides?

Widows and children stranded in Syria after the collapse of the so-called caliphate are no... more

04 Dec 2025

02 MINS

02:28

04 Dec 2025


#1130

China left a pop star to play an empty stadium

The superstar of Japanese pop, Ayumi Hamasaki, is the latest victim of a geopolitical disp... more

03 Dec 2025

12 MINS

12:40

03 Dec 2025


#1129

Federal Court throws out Bruce Lehrmann’s ‘hopeless’ case

Justice Michael Lee was right to find, on the balance of probabilities, that Bruce Lehrman... more

03 Dec 2025

05 MINS

05:03

03 Dec 2025


#1128

Why Labor won’t admit the Brittany Higgins ‘cover-up’ was fake

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher - who aggressively pursued the concept of a Liberal conspi... more

02 Dec 2025

11 MINS

11:48

02 Dec 2025


#1127

Headlines: How ABC Antoinette Lattouf case cost taxpayers $2.6m

It was embarrassing, unnecessary - and expensive. The ABC’s bungled handling of two ... more

02 Dec 2025

03 MINS

03:20

02 Dec 2025


#1126

Grief and a gold coffin: the legal drama engulfing a star footballer’s family

Joan Taufua, mother of NRL star Payne Haas, was living in a grief-induced fantasy world wh... more

01 Dec 2025

14 MINS

14:59

01 Dec 2025


#1125

Headlines: Trump’s call with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro

Donald Trump confirms he spoke on the phone with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as tensi... more

01 Dec 2025

02 MINS

02:30

01 Dec 2025


#1124

The sun erupted. A plane suddenly fell. Should we worry?

As aircraft become more computerised - and even pilotless - they’re also more vulner... more

30 Nov 2025

14 MINS

14:47

30 Nov 2025


#1123

Sex cardigans - and other reasons to love Wicked: For Good

At two hours, 18 minutes, Wicked: For Good is a sequel for the superfans - but it’s ... more

28 Nov 2025

14 MINS

14:11

28 Nov 2025


#1122

Germany is preparing for war with Russia

German military officials have been actively planning for a potential land war with Russia... more

28 Nov 2025

02 MINS

02:40

28 Nov 2025


#1121

Barnaby’s bombshell: what Joyce is really thinking

One of Australia’s best-known and most colourful politicians, Barnaby Joyce, is quit... more

27 Nov 2025

10 MINS

10:18

27 Nov 2025