The Front

When TV stars - and barons - go rogue

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As Nine baffles its staff by allowing Karl Stefanovic to launch his own rival show, the beancounters are about to become all-powerful at rival network...

‘Intifada’ chants at Australia Day rallies

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today's afternoon headlines from The Front: at Australia Day rallies across the nation, chants of 'Intifada' and scuffles between rival protestors. Pl...

Defiant Sussan Ley says she’s not going anywhere

23 Jan 2026

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Sussan Ley says she’s confident she’ll be leader of the Liberal party when parliament resumes next month. Plus, Osaka apologises after hea...

How long has Sussan Ley got?

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Coalition has split again and Sussan Ley’s leadership is hanging by a thread. So, how long has she got – and will she jump or wait to ...

The Coalition calls it quits – again

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nationals leader David Littleproud announced his party is walking away from the Coalition for the second time in less than a year. Plus, Australia rem...

After Adelaide, who are writers festivals for?

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Australia’s longest-running writers festival was sensationally cancelled after a controversial author was axed from the line-up. Is bringing her...

Headlines: Trump will ‘work something out’ on Greenland

21 Jan 2026

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US President Donald Trump has downplayed tensions with NATO leaders, but didn’t rule out taking Greenland by force. Plus, rebel Nats await their...

Greenland: How far Trump will really go?

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The President claims the United States needs to buy or take the Danish territory to stop China or Russia from moving in – but is it a bad deal? ...

Brooklyn Beckham’s explosive rant about his famous folks

20 Jan 2026

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In a lengthy Instagram post, 26-year-old Brooklyn Beckham accused his parents, Victoria and David, of trying to “endlessly ruin” his relat...

Is High Court battle a sign of Prince Harry’s homecoming?

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Prince Harry returns to England’s high court for what may be the final time this week. Could it open the door to reconciliation with his royal f...

‘It starts with me’: Albanese’s vow to Bondi families

19 Jan 2026

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 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with family members of the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack following the opening of an extraordinar...

Albo’s shot at redemption after Bondi backflips

18 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian’s National Editor Dennis Shanahan says the Albanese government can redeem itself after weeks of flat-footedness and confusion by ...

Does everyone hate the hate speech laws?

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Unsalvageable. Rushed. Too far. Not far enough. Everyone’s got something to say about a bill designed to curb antisemitism and prevent another t...

Why Iran's mullahs fear Trump - and Netanyahu

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It was supposed to be a glorious Islamic revolution, but since 1979 Iran’s regime has brutally repressed its own people and sponsored terror aro...

The fate Alan Jones fears most

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Former talkback superstar Alan Jones is fighting serious charges in the local court. Today, media diary editor Steve Jackson joins us to discuss how t...

Loyalty and labour in the brutal business of beauty

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mecca is a billion-dollar Australian cosmetics empire with legions of devoted fans, thanks to a genius loyalty scheme. Its founder Jo Horgan, one of t...

Is this Novak Djokovic’s last dance?

11 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

He’s won here more than anywhere else – but will the 2026 Australian Open mark the end of Novak Djokovic’s monumental career?  ...

Left to die: The haunting questions after Lizard Island cruise ship tragedy

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Suzanne Rees died after allegedly being left on tropical Lizard Island by the Coral Expeditions cruise company late in 2025, even after a historic tra...

What are Erin Patterson’s chances on appeal?

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Patterson, the mushroom murderer, has always denied deliberately poisoning four elderly relatives - and she’s indicated she will appeal her...

Why Meghan Markle’s podcast flopped - and some truly great shows to enjoy

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nobody does hilarious advice like the Brits - and nobody does sanctimonious girl-talk like the Californians. Today, we recommend some great podcasts t...

The epic humiliation of Prince Andrew - and Virginia Giuffre’s mysterious last days

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Prince Andrew has always denied participating in the sexual abuse of Virginia Giuffre - but her powerful memoir cost the former Duke of York everythin...

96-year-old superstar artist Yayoi Kusama’s next move

04 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How did Yayoi Kusama - a recluse who lives in a psychiatric facility - become the world’s biggest-selling artist? Today we reflect on the most s...

Mossad’s next job: destroy the Houthis

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A devilishly difficult New Year job awaits Israel: how to deal with a fractured, degraded - but still seriously dangerous Sunni Muslim guerrilla movem...

Nagi v Brooki: Who won the great food ‘plagiarism’ fight?

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Beloved cookbook author Nagi Maehashi accused cookie queen Brooke Bellamy (who denied the claim) of plagiarising her recipes for baklava and chocolate...

How Robert Irwin is redefining Australian masculinity

30 Dec 2025

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We first met Robert Irwin when he was an adorable toddler. Now he’s sending women wild for very different reasons - because the 22-year-old wild...

Why Meghan will ‘never set foot in the UK again’

29 Dec 2025

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After a dramatic year for the House of Windsor, our Europe correspondent (and royal expert) Jacquelin Magnay reflects on the King’s moves to go ...

High-tech – and hilarious – cricket commentary

28 Dec 2025

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A new generation of cricket commentators is heralding the game into a new, high-tech – and sometimes hilarious – era. The Australian&rsquo...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and a request for ‘fun girls’

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Headlines: The former Duke of York denies any wrongdoing or knowledge of the child sex offending by his close friends Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Ep...

Were Jesus and Mary real? A journalist’s quest for truth

23 Dec 2025

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On Christmas Eve, we ask: is the Nativity story about real people, real events - or something else? Foreign editor Greg Sheridan is on assignment: bac...

The real reason Albo won’t just say ‘sorry’

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stubborn and unwilling to take personal responsibility: that’s the take from Political Editor Geoff Chambers, as Anthony Albanese backs himself ...

Inside the alleged plan to slaughter Jews on Bondi Beach

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Disturbing new details of last Sunday’s Bondi Beach terror attack have come to light after court documents in the police case against alleged gu...

Leeser unleashes as PM announces hate speech law reforms

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jewish Liberal MP Julian Leeser called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to urgently establish a federal royal commission in the wake of last Sunday&...

Do we need a Bondi royal commission?

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stopped short of committing to a royal commission following the Bondi Beach massacre, opting instead for a governm...

The work-from-home option keeping bosses up at night

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Australia's top CEOs are furious over the proposed Victorian law to mandate the right to work from home, calling it a "disaster for productivity." So ...

Albanese to destroy ‘hundreds of thousands’ of guns

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The federal and state governments will share the cost of a national gun buyback and impose limits on the number of firearms any individual can own - b...

Does Anthony Albanese finally get it?

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After an exhausting week, a huge pivot from Anthony Albanese. The federal Government will legislate a crackdown on anti-Semitism and hate preachers fr...

Sweeping reforms to hate speech laws in wake of Bondi massacre

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jewish leaders said a crack down on hate speech by the Albanese Labor government is welcome, but long overdue. Plus, mourners farewell 10-year-old Mat...

Naveed Akram’s alleged history of ISIS links before Bondi massacre

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As charges are laid against 24-year-old alleged Bondi mass murderer Naveed Akram, we look at allegations he had longstanding links to the Islamic Stat...

Red hot anger: Josh Frydenberg’s powerful attack on the Prime Minister

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Former federal Liberal treasurer Josh Frydenberg seems like a man destined to return to politics as he unleashes a furious tirade against Anthony Alba...

Jews don’t want ‘thoughts and prayers’

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the aftermath of the Bondi beach massacre, some of the loudest performative mourners were people who’ve spent the years since October 7, 2023...

Fired-up Premier passionately defends cops over Bondi massacre

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cops with handguns were shot while taking down a gunman with a rifle: that's NSW Premier Chris Minns' passionate response to criticisms of police acti...

Can Albo rise to this crisis?

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Editor-at-large Paul Kelly says the Bondi Beach massacre is a much greater challenge for Anthony Albanese than the choice John Howard faced after the ...

Tougher gun laws are coming

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

National Cabinet will meet to consider tougher firearm restrictions in the aftermath of the Bondi Beach antisemitic massacre, as the Department of Hom...

Jews slaughtered in a terrorist massacre at Bondi Beach

14 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police declare a terrorist incident and are raiding homes after Jewish community events and a glorious beach day were shattered by a horrifying mass s...

A terrorist massacre at Bondi Beach

14 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police declare a terrorist incident and are raiding homes after Jewish community events and a glorious beach day were shattered by a horrifying mass s...

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

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Melbourne's low-key superstar Ben Abraham has written monster hits and performed at the GRAMMYs. He also started a tradition of wildly popular Christm...

Brittany Higgins is bankrupted by the Federal Court

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A trustee will take over Brittany Higgins’ financial affairs, as her husband faces bankruptcy proceedings of his own. Plus, football legend Step...

Neale Daniher: The voice MND cannot silence

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Through 13 years with motor neurone disease, AFL legend and Big Freeze founder Neale Daniher has honed a remarkable philosophy for living. Today, we h...

Headlines: PM dodges questions on parliamentary travel entitlements

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won’t say if his government will make changes to parliamentary travel entitlements. Plus, a big change to US tra...

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

10 Dec 2025

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Sarah Hanson-Young used public funds to fly her lobbyist husband to and from Canberra 78 times - and Trade Minister Don Farrell flew his wife a distan...

Tears and cheers as kids are booted off social media

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Australia’s new law banning social media for under-16s is now in effect—hear the reaction from an advocate and the Communications Minister...

Will expense-happy minister Anika Wells have to go?

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today the federal government’s much-vaunted social media reform kicks in - but Communications Minister Anika Wells has another drama to sort out...

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

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prince Harry has won a review of his security arrangements in the UK - and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is reportedly claiming to have lost her ...

How trans activism took over corporate Australia

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After phenomenal success in reducing HIV transmissions, the former AIDS Council of NSW - ACON - pivoted to become a hugely influential lobby group wit...

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

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Communications Minister Anika Wells billed taxpayers thousands of dollars for members of her family to attend sporting events around the country. &nbs...

Did a green dream poison this pristine valley?

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The peaceful Pioneer Valley was meant to be a renewable energy hotspot – but farmers say their water has been contaminated. Today, when a green ...

Punk fashion goddess Vivienne Westwood gets the NGV blockbuster treatment

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new show reveals the pure rebellious genius of Comme des Garcons’ Rei Kawakubo and Sex Pistols muse Vivienne Westwood.  This edition of T...

What happened to Virginia Giuffre’s millions?

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre didn’t leave a will when she died by suicide in April. Now, a bitter legal battle has erupted over her ...

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

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian’s investigative podcast Shadow of Doubt in 2023 raised serious doubts over the convictions of parents nicknamed Australia’s...

Did the Government fib about ISIS brides?

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Widows and children stranded in Syria after the collapse of the so-called caliphate are now back in Australia - and the Government says it didn’...

China left a pop star to play an empty stadium

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The superstar of Japanese pop, Ayumi Hamasaki, is the latest victim of a geopolitical dispute that’s flaring big-time. It’s China versus J...

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

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Justice Michael Lee was right to find, on the balance of probabilities, that Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins - that’s the decision from th...

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

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher - who aggressively pursued the concept of a Liberal conspiracy to cover up the rape of Brittany Higgins - has refused ...

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

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was embarrassing, unnecessary - and expensive. The ABC’s bungled handling of two casual radio presenting shifts by Antoinette Lattouf cost th...

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

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

National crime correspondent, David Murray, has been digging into a case that has thrown up all sorts of complexities and implications. In this matter...

Headlines: Trump’s call with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro

01 Dec 2025

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Donald Trump confirms he spoke on the phone with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as tensions between the two nations rise. Plus, Marles spruiks Defen...

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

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As aircraft become more computerised - and even pilotless - they’re also more vulnerable to space events like the giant solar flare that put an ...

Wicked: For Good is a great movie (and there’s a sex cardigan)

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At two hours, 18 minutes, Wicked: For Good is a sequel for the superfans - but it’s also drawing huge box office. Nikki Gemmell is here to rave ...

Germany is preparing for war with Russia

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

German military officials have been actively planning for a potential land war with Russia, detailing a massive, 1,200-page NATO response in "Operatio...

Barnaby’s bombshell: what Joyce is really thinking

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of Australia’s best-known and most colourful politicians, Barnaby Joyce, is quitting the National Party to sit as an independent—and h...

Barnaby Joyce to become an independent

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a huge move for the longtime Nat, who says the party simply doesn’t allow him to properly represent his constituents in the NSW seat ...

‘Unique, different, dangerous’: How The Australian reported the antisemitism crisis

26 Nov 2025

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The Australian has released a collection of our reporting and commentary on Australia’s antisemitism crisis. Commentary Editor Nicholas Jensen r...

Ukraine peace deal close

26 Nov 2025

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The White House says Ukraine is close to signing a peace deal that will end its almost-four-year war with Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Trump’s new bromance with Xi Jinping

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For one president to call another is a big deal. When it’s China’s Xi Jinping ringing Donald J Trump - both men who like to be the most po...

Pauline Hanson and the ‘crime against cooking’

25 Nov 2025

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From a burka in Parliament to suspension from the Senate - and now a very controversial steak lunch: Pauline Hanson knows her way around a sandwich pr...

Why Chris Bowen is Labor’s least-loved minister

24 Nov 2025

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The ‘four Fs’ spell a fossil fuel-free future that includes … gas? The man entrusted with explaining this tricky idea to Australian...

‘Having a lend’: BoM’s $100m website fail lashed

24 Nov 2025

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Nationals Leader David Littleproud has lashed the Bureau of Meteorology after the true cost of its controversial website redesign was revealed.See omn...

Are world leaders ganging up on Trump?

23 Nov 2025

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Donald Trump is fuming over a decision by world leaders – including Anthony Albanese – to defy his policy agenda at the G20 summit. Is it ...

A rockstar violinist - and a lot of push-ups

21 Nov 2025

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Chief Culture Correspondent Tim Douglas has an adventure to make us all jealous, involving world-famous musician Richard Tognetti and a surprising amo...

The furious ex-minister coming for Albo over Brittany Higgins case

21 Nov 2025

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Former Coalition minister Linda Reynolds, victorious in her court battles against Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz, is now taking aim at Prime Minist...

Neck-and-neck Ashes series shapes up

20 Nov 2025

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The Ashes test cricket series is steeped in 150 years of history – and the Australian and English teams haven’t been this evenly matched i...

Breaking: COP’s out: Bowen cedes climate summit to Turkey

20 Nov 2025

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Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen cedes hosting rights for the COP 31 climate summit to Turkey – but he hasn’t given up compl...

A war on woke education that just might work

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Cape York Partnership wants to balance personal responsibility with an actual fair go - and it wants governments to legislate a radical new nation...

Headlines: Saudi Arabia wants American jets - and a Palestinian state

19 Nov 2025

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Donald Trump is announcing $1 trillion in deals with Saudi Arabia, and will sell American F-35 supersonic jets - but crown prince Mohammed bin Salman ...

Donald Trump’s massive MAGA break-up

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Republican congresswoman and former MAGA hype girl Marjorie Taylor Greene and Trump have fallen out big time. So, who really owns MAGA, and why is Don...

New Victorian Liberal leader Allan’s ‘worst nightmare’

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jess Wilson was elected leader of the Victorian Liberal Party on Tuesday after her predecessor Brad Battin lost a spill motion. Plus, Nine cuts 50 job...

Why Liberal progressives want conservative commando Andrew Hastie to lead

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

He opposes high immigration, net zero, late-term abortion and same-sex marriage - but Andrew Hastie is now the preferred leader of many Liberal modera...

Breaking: Trump backs vote to release Epstein files

17 Nov 2025

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US President Donald Trump has given up trying to dissuade Republicans from voting to release the so-called Epstein files.See omnystudio.com/listener f...

The assassins circling hapless UK PM Keir Starmer

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A crackdown on asylum seekers looms this week for the scandal-plagued UK Labour government - but can it save embattled PM Sir Keir Starmer, as three c...

The ‘best movies’ list that kicked off a culture clash

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How can you compare Succession to Bluey, Parasite to Barbie?  And what defines ‘the best’ anyway?  Find out more about The Front...

Headlines: ‘Mean Girls' lawsuit twist pits Reynolds against Wong and Gallagher

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new twist in the Brittany Higgins-sparked feud between three of politics’ most senior women: Cabinet ministers Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher a...

Australia’s own Dr Death

13 Nov 2025

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A blockbuster new podcast from The Australian and our investigative star reporter Hedley Thomas: Sick To Death is the horrifying true story of a surge...

Trump and Epstein: the new emails

13 Nov 2025

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Donald Trump labels the late Jeffrey Epstein a ‘paedophile and a creep’ after Democrats release fresh emails between the convicted child s...

Trump’s suing the BBC. Should the ABC worry?

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump says he’ll sue the BBC for a $1 billion; part of a pattern of lawsuits over what Trump says is unfair and selective reporting. What...

Headlines: Setka charged for alleged intimidation, harassment

12 Nov 2025

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Former CFMEU boss John Setka has been charged by police for allegedly harassing the union’s government-appointed administrator. Plus, a potentia...

From sport to the cell block: who gets to be a woman?

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Until now, it’s been judges trying to grapple with big questions of gender and justice. Now, politicians and sporting administrators face big de...

Men to be banned from women’s Olympic sports

11 Nov 2025

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The International Olympic Committee will ban men from competing in women’s sport in time for the 2028 Olympic Games.  See omnystudio.com/li...

Why ‘shy’ Gough was blindsided by the Dismissal

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

50 years ago today, an Australian governor-general sacked the Prime Minister. A new book reveals something about Gough Whitlam’s character that ...

Headlines: New laws to target Nazis in NSW

10 Nov 2025

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New laws targeting Nazi hate speech could be enacted in NSW within the next fortnight. Plus, a warning from the RBA and tributes for radio titan John ...

Liberal showdown over net zero

09 Nov 2025

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The Liberals will decide once and for all if they’ll dump net zero at a special party room meeting on Wednesday, as Sussan Ley’s leadershi...