The Front

The Australian

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 and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.

  • 13 minutes 40 seconds
    Slater + Gordon’s ‘fake email’ nightmare

    Secret salary details, brutal takedowns of colleagues - and a furious workforce. Today, the HR disaster engulfing plaintiff law firm Slater + Gordon.  

    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 Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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    25 February 2025, 5:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 25 seconds
    The tech sex scandal blowing up WiseTech

    Australian businessman Richard White founded a billion-dollar tech business before a series of personal dramas caused mayhem. Now his brainchild WiseTech seems to be falling apart. 

    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 Stephanie Coombes and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    24 February 2025, 5:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 59 seconds
    Pope Francis - and who will be next?

    The legacy of a Pope who infuriated many traditionalists and disappointed some progressives - and the most likely candidates to replace him. 

    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 includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    23 February 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 13 seconds
    Is Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter really a country album? No - it’s bigger

    Is Beyonce’s Grammy-winning Album of the Year Cowboy Carter really a country album? No - it’s something much bigger. 

    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 and edited by Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    21 February 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 4 seconds
    Trump vs Zelensky

    President Donald Trump trump called Zelensky a dictator, signalling an end to the US-Europe alliance in support of Ukraine. This has been met with warnings of World War III and Russian glee. That’s the fast-moving situation ripping through the war in Ukraine. 

    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 Clare Harvey, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    20 February 2025, 5:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 8 seconds
    Koh Samui braces for the White Lotus Effect

    The glittering HBO global blockbuster The White Lotus has already transformed the economies of Sicily and Hawaii, and now Thailand’s next. Today, we explore a cultural phenomenon with big implications for locals and travellers alike.

    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 Stephanie Coombes and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 February 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 8 seconds
    Get ready for an April election

    The Reserve Bank of Australia has finally cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.1 per cent. It’s a small but welcome relief to anyone who has a mortgage. So what does this mean for the economy and upcoming federal election? 

    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 Stephanie Coombes, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    18 February 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 14 seconds
    Khaled Sabsabi and the Venice Biennale art scandal

    How artist Khaled Sabsabi was picked, and then dumped, from Australia’s Venice Biennale mission - and why his art about Hezbollah and 9/11 have sparked a political and artistic firestorm.

    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 Stephanie Coombes, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 February 2025, 5:00 pm
  • 13 minutes 34 seconds
    Aboriginal boy Cassius Turvey’s murder ‘not about race’

    The fatal beating of Noongar Yamatji schoolboy Cassius Turvey was not racially motivated, a jury hears  as four adults go on trial for his murder. Today - inside this huge and complex case.

    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 and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who composed our music. 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    16 February 2025, 5:00 pm
  • 11 minutes 40 seconds
    Spit and the secrets of movie music

    Composer Elliott Wheeler - the composer behind Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and The Great Gatsby, Netflix’s The Get Down and new movie Spit starring David Wenham - reveals how he gets audiences’ emotions flowing. 

    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 and produced and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team also includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Stephanie Coombes.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    14 February 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 15 minutes 16 seconds
    The lies of Belle Gibson and Apple Cider Vinegar

    The Australian’s journalist Richard Guilliatt - who exposed Belle Gibson as a fraud - on why he’s not happy that a Netflix hit has given credit to other journalists.

    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 Stephanie Coombes, and edited by Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    13 February 2025, 4:00 pm
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