The Front

Dawson sentenced at last

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Dawson has been sentenced for murdering his wife Lyn in the case made famous by our podcast The Teacher’s Pet. Find out more about The Front p...

Chris Dawson’s sentencing and Bruce Lehrmann charge dropped

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Murderer Chris Dawson sentenced today. No new trial in the Brittany Higgins matter.  Plus, Chicago Bull Luc Longley buys the Sydney Kings.  Find out...

Morrison’s attack-defence, and Hamish victim sues bank

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Petty politics or a poor excuse? Political editor Simon Benson on Morrison’s multiple ministries censure. Plus, a Hamish victim sues ANZ Find out mo...

Indigenous superstars clash over the Voice

29 Nov 2022

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The debate over a Voice to Parliament goes supersonic, with slurs flying between highly respected Indigenous figures Find out more about The Front pod...

Croc wrangler tangles with the law, and Albo’s energy plan

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Northern Territory police have issued an arrest warrant for Outback Wrangler Matt Wright. Plus, the government’s big energy plans. Find out more abo...

Danslide, and Thor’s double-edged diagnosis

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coalition and Teals in disarray as Dan Andrews sweeps Victoria. Plus, how much health info do we really want?  Find out more about The Front podcast ...

Good Gough, Bad Gough

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Veteran political journalist Paul Kelly reflects on Gough Whitlam’s legacy as the 50-year anniversary of his election as PM approaches. Find out mor...

Teal vs Teal as Parliament heats up

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The fierce negotiations and political posturing behind Labor’s desperate bid to get workplace reform through Parliament.  Find out more about The F...

Victoria’s meat pie election

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Silly stunts, slick messages and a Premier desperate to win a third term. We unpack the Victorian election with veteran journo John Ferguson Find out ...

How I survived 650 days in Myanmar jail

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In his first interview, Australian Sean Turnell’s tale of torment and tragedy in a Burmese prison - and the friend who kept him sane. Find out more ...

DNA disaster deepens, and why sex-ed is so bad

20 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rape survivor quizzed about an unrelated crime, as Queensland’s forensic lab crisis gets even worse. Plus, is sex education making us infertile?  F...

Inside a Ukrainian training base, and a new-look Lehrmann trial

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Inside the base preparing Ukrainian civilians for life on the front lines. Plus, why Bruce Lehrmann’s retrial could look different in 2023.  Find o...

The missiles that rocked the world

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Global tensions skyrocket as missiles kill two in Poland. Foreign editor Greg Sheridan steps us through a confronting moment. Find out more about The ...

Dirty secrets in the bush, and Covid 4.0

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A pollution scandal goes next-level on prime farmland, and why officials reckon we’re already well into Covid’s 4th wave. Find out more about The ...

Vape black market blows up, and tourism bounces back

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anti-vaping laws could be bolstering a black market for e-cigarettes among young people. Plus, business travel is making a comeback. Find out more abo...

What now for Trump, and MH17 verdict

13 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Democrats’ miracle Senate win - so what now for Donald Trump and the Republicans? Plus, a murder verdict for four Russian ‘terrorists’. Find out...

Chris Dawson faces life imprisonment

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hedley Thomas joins us as, in prison greens, Chris Dawson faces a sentencing hearing. His daughter begs him to reveal Lyn’s remains. Find out more a...

Hackers’ naughty list, and Cinderella of Auschwitz

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Medibank hack gets real. Plus, an Australian’s bid to save Holocaust children’s shoes, including one marked ‘Cinderella’.  Find out more abou...

Buy now, pain later, and King Charles’ horror show

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

BNPL is dangerously tempting - but will reforms fix the problem? Plus, the Crown’s return starts a new royal history war. Find out more about The Fr...

Inside pollies’ pockets, and NT chopper crash

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Election returns reveal funding political funding from Climate 200. Plus, what caused deadly NT chopper crash?  Find out more about The Front podcast...

Dark Emu bombshell, and America’s ‘democracy test’

06 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Literary judges wade into the history feud over controversial book Dark Emu, and the US midterms’ most gripping race.  Find out more about The Fron...

Seoul’s reckoning, and a croissant genius

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An Australian aeronautical engineer made the world’s best croissants - and saved herself. Plus, South Korea’s lessons from fatal Halloween crush. ...

Fight like a porcupine, and Marcia Langton’s energy warning

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we become too prickly for China to attack? Plus, Indigenous elder Marcia Langton sounds the alarm on renewables. Find out more about The Front ...

Boomers blow up aged care, and tears of a ‘Disney villain’

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nursing homes brace for a tidal wave of Baby Boomers. Plus, DNA lab boss Cathie Allen says she’s been unfairly painted as a ‘Disney villain’ Fin...

Lab boss faces the music, and more hurt for our hip pockets

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Managing Scientist Cathie Allen has endured several gruelling days in the witness box. Plus, the Reserve Bank’s plans for interest rates. Find out m...

Boys’ reading battle, and Qatar under pressure

30 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Got a boy who doesn’t love reading? Here’s why. Plus, as soccer’s World Cup looms, so does a big PR problem.  Find out more about The Front pod...

Brittany Higgins under investigation, and Dutton’s budget blast

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Police asked to consider charging Brittany Higgins with contempt of court after the trial of her alleged rapist was aborted. Plus, Peter Dutton shreds...

It’s over: Bruce Lehrmann trial update

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The jury has returned in the Bruce Lehrmann sexual assault trial, sparked by Brittany Higgins’ allegations.  Find out more about The Front podcast ...

Strike-action shakeup and the QLD Commissioner’s bungle

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sweeping reforms that will overhaul the nation’s Industrial Relations laws, plus, why the QLD Police Commissioner didn’t know about deficiencies a...

Budget deep dive: Our experts on Chalmers' maiden effort

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We take a closer look at what's driving some of the Albanese government's defining budget decisions, including savings, expenditure, and one very scar...

Budget’s out: the verdict

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Listen now: our experts’ instant take on the first Federal Budget from the Albanese government. Find out more about The Front podcast here and read ...

Budget day, and Shandee’s ex in court

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What to expect in today’s budget. Plus, John Peros pleads not guilty to assault. Find out more about The Front podcast here and read about this stor...

Budget eve breakdown, and Paul Green's diagnosis

23 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brace for impact as the federal budget looms. Plus, the truth about a rugby league tragedy, with Paul Green’s post-mortem revealed. Find out more ab...

UK PM quits, and Lidia Thorpe’s bikie blunder

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Truss loses her job and Greens Senator demoted for dating ex-bikie boss.  Plus, kangaroos as pets. Find out more about The Front podcast here and...

Jury watch in Lehrmann case, and a Covid flunk

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anxious wait for Brittany Higgins as jury deliberates. Plus, how Australia failed the Covid test.  Find out more about The Front podcast here and rea...

Final pleas in Lehrmann case, and Liz Truss’ nightmare

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Decision day on Brittany Higgins’ rape claim. Plus, what went wrong for Liz Truss? Find out more about The Front podcast here and read about this st...

Senators in the witness box, and floods smash the fruit bowl

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Senators Michaelia Cash and Linda Reynolds grilled in Bruce Lehrmann rape trial. Plus, floods smash food supply and livelihoods. Visit Services Austra...

Lehrmann verdict looms, and China’s ‘dangerous’ future

16 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A show of strength from China’s supremo. Plus, last days of the trial sparked by Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation.  Find out more about The Fron...

Paul Keating’s spray, and what irks Twiggy Forrest

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A former PM’s foreign policy intervention, and a journo lifts the lid on billionaire Andrew Forrest’s business.  Find out more about The Front po...

‘Jaws’ attacks corruption, and scientists’ misogyny claim

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Female scientists were ‘punished’ for blowing the whistle at troubled DNA lab, inquiry hears. Plus, integrity watchdog sharpens its teeth.  Find ...

The day terror came home, and is WFH a blip?

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A trove of new census data paints a picture of how and where we work in a post-pandemic world. Plus, the Bali bombings, 20 years on. Find out more abo...

Frustrated scientists take the stand, and Victoria’s bogus bikie laws

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Victoria’s anti-consorting laws have never been deployed in the state. Plus, the Queensland lab inquiry enters its second phase. Find out more about...

Chris Dawson ‘buried Lyn’ in backyard, and James Graham’s toughest knock

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A startling new claim from Lyn Dawson’s daughter.  Plus, league hardman James Graham’s brain scan results.  This episode of The Front is present...

Brittany Higgins cross-examined, and the best bread in the bush

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Withering questioning from the barrister of accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann. Plus, the tasty secrets of a thriving bush town.  Find out more about The ...

Essendon’s CEO disaster, and Brittany Higgins’ testimony

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brittany Higgins returns to the witness box on the second day of the trial of Bruce Lehrmann. Plus, Essendon’s new CEO’s 30-hour stint. This episo...

Brittany Higgins’ texts, and DNA lab goes under a bus

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What Brittany Higgins told a friend after allegedly being raped. Plus, top bureaucrat says he was ‘misled’ by under-fire forensics lab. This episo...

IS wives come home, and Hedley Thomas defamation case

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dozens of Australian women and children head home from Syrian detention camps. Plus, Shandee Blackburn’s ex-boyfriend launches defamation action. Th...

Brittany’s day in court, and Penrith glory

02 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jury’s up for the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, pleading not guilty to raping Brittany Higgins. Plus, Penrith snatches the NRL Grand Final This episode o...

AGL's green streak, and the confusing testimony

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

AGL pledges to close down its Loy Yang power station, 10 years earlier than expected. Plus, Melissa Caddick's husband gives confusing evidence at the ...

DNA lab’s shocking oversight, and the NACC takes shape

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Queensland’s DNA lab failed to return a profile on blood-smeared glass. Plus, the National Anti-Corruption Commission is all-but a done deal. Find o...

Optus hacker backs down, and The Star starts grovelling

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The hacker behind a massive Optus data breach has made an unexpected move. Plus, The Star Casino responds to bombshell inquiry findings. Find out more...

DNA lab’s dirty laundry aired, and Optus cops a lashing

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Managers at a Queensland DNA lab ignored scientists when changing testing protocols. Plus, Optus cops the blame for a massive data breach. Find out mo...

Queensland’s DNA labs on trial

25 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Queensland opens a commission of inquiry into DNA testing at the state’s main forensics  laboratory after accusations its been failing victims of c...

A ‘killer’ and her unlikely backers, and an innocent man goes unpardoned

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What’s driving the scientists pushing for Kathleen Folbigg’s freedom? Plus, the battle to pardon a 25-year-old ‘framed’ by corrupt cops. Find ...

Airport phone seizures, and footy’s racism row

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Australia. Now hand over your phone, says Border Force.  Plus, a new racism controversy blows up for the AFL. Find out more about The Fron...

DNA disaster, and Buddy Franklin’s X-factor

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A devastating indictment of forensic practices at a major lab. Plus, the magic of Buddy Franklin. Find out more about The Front podcast here and read ...

Lyn Dawson’s Law, and the Queen’s funeral

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Dawson won’t get parole without revealing where he disposed of Lyn, under new laws. Plus, a funeral fit for a Queen. Find out more about The F...

Inside the Abbey, and Boyd Cordner’s tears

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jacquelin Magnay is the only Australian journo inside Westminster Abbey for tonight’s funeral. Plus, an NRL legend’s concussion horror.  Find out...

Hedley Thomas on a big ‘Serial’ twist, and the upside of ageing

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer from the Serial podcast, could walk free. Plus, should we relax about ageing? Find out more about The Front podcast...

Cop’s racist texts, and ancient rock art at risk

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ancient indigenous sacred sites and rock art could be saved from destruction by developers in a sweeping new audit - but not everyone’s happy.  Plu...

The Chris Dawson Effect, and casino lucks out

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sydney’s Star Casino has been read the riot act by the NSW Casino Commission in an inquiry that found it’s unfit to hold a casino licence.  Plus,...

Melissa Caddick twist, and a journo faces jail

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Uber-fraudster Melissa Caddick’s disappearance is in the spotlight at a coronial inquest, with fresh - and disturbing - revelations on day one.  Pl...

Matty Johns’ first knockout, and King Charles in charge

11 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

King Charles III orders his feuding sons - Harry and William - and their wives to put on a show of unity. So what sort of monarch will KC3 be?  Plus,...

Death knells ring out, and shocking new Dawson details

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

King Charles’ III’s first words since his mother’s death. Plus, we reveal startling new revelations about Chris Dawson’s early interactions wi...

Queen Elizabeth II dies, aged 96

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Queen Elizabeth II, Australia’s head of state and the longest reigning monarch in history, has died. Buckingham Palace announced the death of her Ma...

Visas for sale, and a concussion dust-up

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

NRL legend James Graham faces off with ex-Wallaby Peter FitzSimons over concussion.  Plus, why is it so easy to buy an Australian visa? Find out more...

Living in Lyn Dawson’s home, and who’s Liz Truss?

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A beautiful gesture from the new owners of the home where Lyn Dawson lived and was probably murdered by her husband Chris Dawson.  Plus, Britain’s ...

Cop shooting under fire, and new gender school rules

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hold off on surgery: that’s the advice Catholic schools are being told to give students wanting to change their gender. Plus, a coronial inquest beg...

Dawson’s dementia, and football superstar’s raw truth

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Convicted killer Chris Dawson has dementia and jail will be “much harder for him”, says his lawyer: so what sentence will he get?  Plus, a searin...

Teacher’s Pet returns and Chris Dawson begs for protection

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Prisoners are threatening to kill Chris Dawson, his lawyer tells the NSW Supreme Court, begging the judge for special protection.  Plus, Hedley Thoma...

The push for Lyn’s Law, and the Jobs Summit kicks off

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The family of Lynette Dawson has called on the NSW government to follow in Queensland’s footsteps and implement no body, no parole laws.  Plus, wha...

Chris Dawson’s first night behind bars

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher Michael Dawson has been found guilty of murdering his wife, Lynette, in 1982. Hedley Thomas reacts to a verdict 40 years in the making. Fi...

A verdict in The Teacher’s Trial

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learn the fate of Christopher Michael Dawson in this special episode of The Front. Dawson was charged with murdering his wife, Lynette, who disappeare...

Chris Dawson verdict today

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After 40 years, some certainty in the case of missing mum Lyn Dawson. Her husband Chris Dawson, charged with murder after the case was exposed in The...

Lyn Dawson’s family plea, and a golfer under global pressure

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the verdict looming in the Teacher’s Pet murder trial, the family of missing mum Lyn Dawson asks supporters to wear pink. We find out why this ...

Anh Do gets cancelled, and robodebt reckoning

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Politicians wrangle over a royal commission into the bungled Robodebt scheme. Plus, kids' books by beloved author Anh Do banned  in US schools. Find ...

Surprise influencers, and tech’s lightbulb moment

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A first-of-its-kind Influence Index has revealed who Australians gravitate to online – and you probably don’t know their names. Plus, how a new un...

Kathleen Folbigg’s inquiry curveball, and Aussies gravitate to conspiracy theories online

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Once considered one of Australia’s worst serial killers, Kathleen Folbigg could see another inquiry into her children’s deaths foiled by her ex-hu...

Tears for a gangland matriarch, and the Afterpay party’s over

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Buy Now, Pay Later revolution has made some Australians very wealthy - so why is the business model looking so fragile? Plus, as mourners gather ...

Wine’s big reboot, and is free speech dead?

21 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As authors rally to support grievously wounded writer Salman Rushdie, we ask: did we lose the war for freedom of expression? And, a revolution in win...

Hedley Thomas on Dawson’s date with destiny

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The verdict in Christopher Dawson’s murder trial is looming. The Teacher’s Pet creator Hedley Thomas joins us with his thoughts.  Plus, a literar...

ScoMo fires up, and fresh hope of kicking cancer’s butt

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The media made me do it: Scott Morrison turns defence into attack.  Plus, the devastating cancer that killed Steve Jobs and Aretha Franklin is target...

ScoMo’s ‘secrets and deception’, and shipwreck treasures returned

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our political guru Paul Kelly’s searing assessment of Scott Morrison’s “secrecy and deception” in taking on multiple Cabinet jobs.  Plus, los...

Free GP visits disappear, and coal ‘shutdowns’

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Even pensioners now have to pay to see a GP - so why are family doctors struggling to survive?  Plus, the secret plan that would empower bureaucrats ...

Morrison’s morgue fears, and Howard’s truth bombs

14 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bodies in the street and morgues overwhelmed: that was Scott Morrison’s fear as Covid-19 boomed around the world. And former Prime Minister John How...

A killer cleaner, and Scottish family’s plea to stay

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The young cleaner convicted of a senseless murder, and how one journo sought to find meaning in her story.  Plus, a Scottish family is appealing to s...

Serena the Great, and telling family secrets

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Serena Williams ‘evolves’ out of tennis - so what now for the sport, and one of the all-time greats?  Plus, Virginia Tapscott on what happens whe...

Spend like a tech billionaire, and Queensland’s resort shame

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar stand to make - and spend - billions from a little-known share trading scheme in the next...

Bennelong’s fate, and a New York nightmare

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The NSW Government teeters over a New York job scandal, as former deputy premier John Barilaro goes on the attack.  And the Eora man Bennelong is one...

Silence of the bees, and CommGames cliffhanger

07 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The remarkable scientific mission to save Australian agriculture from a bee parasite, as fears grow for precious crops including almonds and millions ...

What now for the Greens, and a remarkable Stolen Generations story

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why have the Greens capitulated to Labor’s climate policy - and what do they want in return?  Plus, how an Indigenous man stolen from his mother as...

A dictator’s Australian cronies, and what’s Nancy Pelosi up to?

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made a contentious trip to the contested island of Taiwan – but is it in her job description? Plus, what agen...

CIA’s surgical Al Qaeda strike

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the world’s most wanted terrorists - Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri - has been killed by US forces in a over-the-horizon operation.  We un...

National egg-mergency, and why construction’s gone crazy

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wild inflation in construction prices is helping push mortgage rates up - so how did we get here?  Plus, we’re out of eggs because free-range chook...

Chris Dawson’s future, and Rudd’s role in China feud

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As accused murderer Chris Dawson awaits a verdict in the Teacher’s Pet murder trial, we find out what happens if he’s found guilty or not guilty. ...

Refugee’s WWII secret, and Kylie Minogue plot twist

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A prized collection of Australian art is under a cloud because of the WWII links of the collector, a quiet old man with a secret. Plus, a Neighbours s...

Treasurer’s doomsday tactics, and Dutton on ‘glass jaw’ Albo

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brace for impact, says the Treasurer - so why is he talking the economy down?  Plus, all the fireworks as Dutton and Albanese go into battle. To find...

Frenemies of the state, and Albo’s passion project

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Parliament’s back in Canberra and it’s high politics: old frenemies Labor and the Greens fight it out on climate. So, who’s got the upper hand? ...

Elon Musk loses his gloss, and has Labor caved to unions?

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The government is winding back the federal construction watchdog’s powers, leaving big business furious.  Plus, whatever happened to billionaire  ...

Saving the country pub, and Parliament’s back

24 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The bush communities rescuing their local pubs to save the whole town - by making them appealing to women. Plus, Labor ready for battle as Anthony Alb...