The Front
Episodes
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...
The friend who wouldn’t let Lyn Dawson be forgotten
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Dawson has turned 74 - and faced another court on a charge of carnal knowledge of a schoolgirl. A special episode to bring you up to date on a...
Australian truckie’s fight for Ukraine, and two mums’ long quest for justice
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
‘War is lovely’: an Australian truck driver’s last message to his family from Ukraine. And, the cold-case deaths of teenage cousins Cindy and ...
Teenage teachers in the classroom, and bank boss says sorry
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
University students will be deployed to teach in school classrooms from their first semester, in a new plan for a national education shakeup. Sorry ...
Fight over Bennelong’s home, and the hunger for migrants
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The beautiful island on Sydney Harbour, once home to Indigenous leaders Bennelong and Barangaroo, is at the centre of a fight over ownership. And, w...
The grim state of the environment, and old-fashioned stockpickers make a comeback
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new five-yearly report has painted a grim picture of the state of the Australian environment. Plus, the stockpickers of yesteryear are making a come...
Australian families stranded in Syria
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An Australian teenage boy is dead in prison, and mothers and babies are living in desperation in a refugee camp: the legacy of ISIS. So, what can Aust...
Sinn Fein recruits Australian tradies, and Albo woos the Pacific
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has big ambitions for bringing Irish-Australian tradies home. Plus, Anthony Albanese ends the Pacific Islands Forum...
Comanchero in cuffs, and secret vote for UK PM
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bikie-at-large Mark Buddle will fight like hell against his extradition from Turkey - so what’s Australian authorities’ next move? Plus, the secre...
Biden’s Pacific push, and why your flight is late
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Anthony Albanese jets to Fiji, the US announces a giant pivot to the Pacific. Plus, how airlines can get through a patch of severe turbulence. To f...
A very NSW scandal, and Chris Dawson awaits his fate
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Dawson is on bail awaiting the verdict in his murder trial, after a dramatic final-day street encounter for the former teacher. Plus, NS...
Wimbledon thriller, and James Packer’s future
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A heartstopping tennis clash for the ages. Plus, a fresh roll of the dice for Crown Resorts - and billionaire James Packer. To find out more about ...
Bye-bye Boris, and Kyrgios faces his destiny
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Britain is looking for a new PM, as Boris Johnson quits as Tory leader and leaves the shattered party to pick up the pieces. Plus, Wimbledon destiny...
Harold Holt pops up in Dawson trial, and the Covid fix nobody’s using
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Dawson’s missing wife Lyn might be ‘lost at sea’ like former PM Harold Holt, says the defence in the Teacher’s Pet murder trial. Plus, f...
Dawson’s ‘horrible husband’ defence, and a cruel summer ahead
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Dawson is the victim of police incompetence and a wife who just abandoned him and their kids - and not a killer, the defence says in its closing...
Ex-crim ‘drank with Lyn Dawson’, and Labor’s reality check
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lyn Dawson was alive and sharing wine and Jim Beam in a pub with a stranger after her 1982 disappearance - that’s the remarkable claim made by the d...
Kyrgios’ mind-game mastery, and kind words for Chris Dawson
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spectacular tennis and shaken opponents - Nick Kyrgios’ mind games are working a treat at Wimbledon, where he leads four Australians into the fina...
Neddy Smith who? And China’s fury
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Dawson had never heard of one of Australia’s most notorious criminals, Arthur Neddy Smith, he claimed in a private phone call intercepted by p...
Chris Dawson’s rage, and an electricity tsunami
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our electricity use will double by 2050. How do we get renewables ready to rumble? Plus, the Teacher’s Pet murder trial hears accused killer Chris ...
Hedley Thomas’ fiery defence of journalism
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode of The Front, featuring Hedley Thomas fresh from the witness box after his evidence in the murder trial of Christopher Dawson. To fi...
Chris Dawson’s barrister grills Hedley Thomas, and the new property sharks
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 investo...
Hedley Thomas enters Chris Dawson trial, and vape crackdown
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Health watchdogs target ‘dangerous’ e-cigarettes, saying they don’t help smokers quit - but are politicians willing to take on Big Tobacco? ...
Trump: villain or buffoon, and a reject’s revenge
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A self-published author makes history, shortlisted for the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award after the publishing industry rejected him. Is D...