The Front

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...

Unelected and all-powerful: the secrets of great political chiefs-of-staff

07 Nov 2025

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Blunt, sweary and indispensable - that’s the cliche of political chiefs-of-staff like the West Wing’s CJ Cregg. Today we hear the stories ...

Headlines: Israeli, Palestinian protesters in football clash, AUKUS boss is out

07 Nov 2025

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Arrests and anti-Israel chanting have marred a Europa League football clash in the British city of Birmingham featuring Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv ...

Erin Patterson’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ arguments decoded

06 Nov 2025

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From the jury’s motel arrangements to a crown prosecutor’s ‘unfair’ words: today we dig into exactly how mushroom murderer Eri...

Bruce Lehrmann fails to show up in court

06 Nov 2025

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Police prosecutor and magistrate note the non-appearance of Bruce Lehrmann in a Tasmanian court where he’s due to defend a charge of stealing a ...

How Trump plans to destroy Zohran Mamdani

05 Nov 2025

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An ultra charismatic self-proclaimed social democrat has just been elected mayor of New York - and made himself a seriously formidable enemy in Donald...

Headlines: Kentucky crash death toll expected to rise

05 Nov 2025

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Andy Beshear, Governor of the US state of Kentucky, said he expected the death toll from a plane crash at Muhammad Ali International Airport to rise. ...

One journo’s raw account of the day Australian politics changed forever

04 Nov 2025

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It’s nearly 50 years since the dismissal of the Whitlam government - a story that shaped the journalism, and the life, of our own editor-at-larg...

Erin Patterson’s get-out-of-jail bid

04 Nov 2025

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She’s in virtual solitary confinement in a women’s prison surrounded by terrorists and child abusers - but mushroom murderer Erin Patterso...

Optus: when offshoring goes horribly wrong

03 Nov 2025

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Senior heads will roll at Optus over September’s fatal triple 0 outage - just not yet. That’s the takeout from a Senate inquiry into the t...

Ex-prince Andrew could lose his Falklands War medal

03 Nov 2025

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The British government is examining stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of the medals he won in 1982’s Falklands War, where he served as a Roya...

Can Sussan Ley survive the ‘killing season’?

02 Nov 2025

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The Coalition has sunk to its worst approval rating in 40 years of Newspoll, while leader Sussan Ley has plunged further into the negatives. Can she &...

‘My dog could do that’: Australia’s war on contemporary art

31 Oct 2025

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Today on The Front. Remember Piss Christ? Bill Henson. Blue Poles. Why do Australians get so angry about art? Find out more about The Front podcast&nb...

How William and Kate swung the axe on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

31 Oct 2025

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Three generations of Royals have brutally frozen out their own siblings - Elizabeth, William and now Charles, who’s buckled to pressure from the...

A lonely death in paradise: Suzanne Rees and the Lizard Island tragedy

30 Oct 2025

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How on earth was an adventurous 80-year-old lady left behind by her luxury cruise ship? Three decades after the horrific deaths of Tom and Eileen Lone...

Trump ramps up nuclear tests as he meets President Xi

30 Oct 2025

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Donald Trump is heaping praise on Anthony Albanese, declaring he’ll sort out North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un and talking up his friendship wit...

William’s ultimatum to Beatrice and Eugenie: get Andrew out

29 Oct 2025

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The Prince of Wales - whose wife Catherine wants Prince Andrew out of her family’s life - has reportedly issued an edict to Princesses Beatrice ...

Hamas 'hostage scam' in Gaza: Remains buried, then dug up for cameras

29 Oct 2025

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As Gaza turmoil rages and hostage families wait for 13 more bodies to be returned, Israel is accusing Hamas of taking a hostage’s remains, buryi...

WiseTech: Sex, walkouts and now police raids

28 Oct 2025

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Tech success story WiseTech weathered allegations of sexual drama - now it's being raided by the cops. What’s going on at Australia’s most...

Headlines: Elderly lady dies after cruise ship ‘leaves without her’

28 Oct 2025

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It’s one of Australia’s most exquisite tourist destinations, but now Queensland Police and the coroner are investigating how an 80-year-ol...

Mossad says this is Iran's antisemitic mastermind

27 Oct 2025

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A senior Iranian officer from the ultra-elite Quds Force orchestrated antisemitic attacks in Australia and around the world, according to Israeli spy ...

Headlines: Prince Andrew’s rich property pitch

27 Oct 2025

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Prince Andrew says he’ll leave the Royal Lodge where he’s lived rent-free for decades – if he gets two properties in return. Plus, t...

The radio star, the ex-bikie and the future of Nine Radio

26 Oct 2025

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At influential century-old Sydney talk station 2GB, Mornings host Mark Levy has found himself at the centre of a complicated business deal featuring s...

Jeremy Allen White on setting boundaries with Bruce Springsteen

24 Oct 2025

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The Boss in his sad bastard era - that’s the theme of a new biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. It’s about the period of isolatio...

Headlines: Putin feels the heat on crude oil

24 Oct 2025

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China and India have fallen in behind Donald Trump’s tough new sanctions on Russian oil, dramatically curtailing their orders for crude oil. Tha...

How Prince Andrew threatens the Crown itself

23 Oct 2025

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Prince William and King Charles consider Prince Andrew, ex-Duke of York, an existential threat to the Crown. As the UK debates booting Andrew - who de...

Trump is demolishing the White House’s East Wing

23 Oct 2025

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A grand new ballroom and a whole lot of bulldozers - Donald Trump is bringing property developer energy to the White House, demolishing the storied Ea...

Who is crashing gold prices?

22 Oct 2025

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Everyone from central banks to jewellery fans were rushing to buy gold - until suddenly the price crashed on Tuesday night. What’s going on - an...

Headlines: Brittany Higgins inquiry ‘a matter for Parliament’, says Gallagher

22 Oct 2025

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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher claims she doesn’t have anything further to say about Brittany Higgins’ allegation she was raped in the Pa...

Why Trump wanted to give Albo - and Rudd - a win

21 Oct 2025

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Anthony Albanese’s long-awaited meeting with Donald Trump went better than anyone expected – and Kevin Rudd deserves part of the credit, d...

I don't like you: Trump confronts Rudd

20 Oct 2025

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A triumphant White House meeting for Anthony Albanese, with a rare earths deal and positive AUKUS talk - but the President confronts ambassador Kevin ...

‘Rank dumbness’: Barnaby Joyce and a Coalition in chaos

20 Oct 2025

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The talented, mercurial politician who can distil an idea better than anyone in politics says he’s quitting the National Party and maybe conside...

Headlines: An insane Louvre diamond heist

20 Oct 2025

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“Professionals” allegedly used power tools and a crane to pull off a brazen robbery of one of the world’s most-famous museums. Plus,...

Armytage, Stefanovic and a TV HR disaster

19 Oct 2025

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A supremely awkward hosting dilemma at Nine Entertainment’s Today program is just one of the human resources nightmares unfolding in broadcast t...

The Downton Universe: satin, bosoms, and class

17 Oct 2025

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Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has a blockbuster finale in cinemas and now HBO’s renewed companion show The Gilded Age for season 4. What...

Sushi chef stabbing plunges Victoria into crime crisis

17 Oct 2025

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Shocking footage of a young woman being stabbed in the chest in an unprovoked attack on a Melbourne city street has plunged the Victorian government i...

The political women locked in an undying Brittany Higgins-inspired feud

16 Oct 2025

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Former minister Linda Reynolds - Brittany Higgins’ ex-boss - wants justice. Her new targets: Labor foes Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher.  You...

Headlines: Virginia Giuffre accuses Prince Andrew from beyond the grave

16 Oct 2025

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Six months after her death, Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre’s memoir is published, including an allegation Prince Andrew considered it h...

Premier, parents at odds on care for trans kids

15 Oct 2025

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The parents of Victorian school children are being cut out of potentially life-altering decisions about how to care for gender dysphoric children by t...

Headlines: Trump’s warning to Hamas amid Gaza City bloodshed

15 Oct 2025

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President Donald Trump has warned Hamas to hold up its side of a peace deal if they don’t want the US to intervene. Plus, cautious words from th...

On a winning streak, Trump turns his attention to Ukraine

14 Oct 2025

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Buoyed by his success in the Middle East, Donald Trump has indicated he’ll turn his attention to the conflict raging between Russia and Ukraine....

Free at last - but some hostages will never return

13 Oct 2025

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20 Israeli hostages are freed in return for nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners - and a lingering heartbreak for the remaining 28 deceased captives.&nbs...

Hamas' favourite influencer Saleh al-Jafarawi dies in Gaza

13 Oct 2025

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Saleh al-Jafarawi, one of Gaza’s most prominent influencers, reportedly killed in clashes between Hamas and rival militias as Israeli forces pul...

The ‘fantasy’ behind Palestine protests

12 Oct 2025

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Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters descended on Australia’s cities this weekend. But with a peace deal in the offing, what are they marching ...

Dan Brown: mystery maker, or just ‘laughably awful’?

10 Oct 2025

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‘A factoid dude, but it ain’t art’ says guest Jack Marx on Dan Brown and his latest novel The Secret of Secrets. Brown’s books...

Breaking: Israel’s government gives peace deal the green light

10 Oct 2025

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Israel’s government has approved the first phase of a peace deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, as well as Qatari and Egyptian negotiato...

Trump’s peace hinges on Hamas disarming. So what now?

09 Oct 2025

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There was jubilation across the Middle East on Thursday as Donald Trump announced Hamas had agreed to his peace plan. Now, they have to follow though....

Breaking: Opera House protest off, Middle East peace deal is on

09 Oct 2025

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Donald Trump announced Israel and Hamas have agreed to a historic peace deal, while a NSW court blocked a pro-Palestinian protest planned for Sunday.&...

The environmentalists at war with Chris Bowen

08 Oct 2025

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Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has accused a group of environmentalists of spreading misinformation. But he can’t – or won...

Breaking: Qantas hackers demand ransom, or else

08 Oct 2025

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Hackers who stole troves of Qantas customer data are threatening to release the data unless the airline pays up. Plus, an Opera House protest bid retu...

The extremists behind anti-Semitic Gaza ‘celebrations’

07 Oct 2025

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As Jewish people commemorated October 7, Pro-Palestinian extremists celebrated Hamas’ atrocities at rallies and in pro-terror graffiti.  Yo...

Headlines: Hamas leaders demand terrorists’ release

07 Oct 2025

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Hamas reportedly demanded the release of prominent terrorists held in Israeli prisons to secure its commitment to a peace plan for Gaza. Plus, Western...

Hamas v Hamas: what a terror split means for hopes of peace

06 Oct 2025

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The Middle East is closer than ever to a peace deal – but infighting among members of Hamas risks blowing the whole thing up. You can read more ...

Breaking: Latham’s ex bailed following revenge porn charges

06 Oct 2025

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Nathalie Matthews was granted bail on Monday following her arrest on revenge porn charges. Plus, Albanese and Marape ink defence treaty and Trump talk...

Tokyo’s ‘Thatcher’ lands Japan’s top job

05 Oct 2025

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Sanae Takaichi is the first woman to be elected to lead Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party, and the country’s probable next PM....

Will Teddy swim…or sink on the NRL’s big stage?

03 Oct 2025

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The 2025 NRL grand final is here and the code’s decision to book American singer Teddy Swims has stoked the flames of an age-old debate: The gra...

Opera House Palestine demo sparks fear and fury

03 Oct 2025

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A flashpoint as police seek to block Palestine Action Group protest for October 7 on the steps of the Sydney Opera House to mark two years since Hamas...

How a billionaire pub baron wound up with just $3

02 Oct 2025

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Investors who poured millions into the Public Hospitality Group are unlikely to recoup their cash after founder Jon Adgemis declared bankruptcy. Today...

Headlines: Hamas open to Trump’s Gaza peace plan

02 Oct 2025

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A peace plan proposed by Donald Trump to end the conflict in Gaza is edging closer to an agreement. Plus, the mushroom killer’s next move and la...

China plays hardball with our iron ore

01 Oct 2025

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Beijing may be making an example of mining giant BHP in a bid to get better prices for iron ore, but our expert says China’s reported ban could ...

Breaking: Urban fronts fans amid split from Nicole Kidman

01 Oct 2025

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Keith Urban will face a crowd of thousands just days after news of his split from Nicole Kidman broke. Plus, a major inquiry into the embattled CFMEU ...

Who’s going to make Hamas surrender?

30 Sep 2025

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Arab and Muslim leaders are on board. Israel says yes. But the Trump-Netanyahu peace deal needs a ‘terrorist death cult’ to lay down its a...

Gaza deal: Trump's shot at Nobel Prize

30 Sep 2025

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A complete Hamas surrender and the return of all hostages in return for the release of Palestinian prisoners - that's the core of a 20-point peace dea...

A dad molested his daughter. Now he’s in a women’s prison

29 Sep 2025

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A father who was convicted of sexually abusing his own five-year-old daughter was given a minimum prison term of just two and a half years because a j...

Headlines: Optus fails 000 callers again

29 Sep 2025

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Embattled telco Optus is embroiled in a new 000 outage a week after at least three people died when they couldn’t connect to emergency services....

Seven News battles its own star reporter

28 Sep 2025

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A senior, award-winning Seven News reporter has been stood down after she initiated a class action against the network for allegedly underpaying staff...

The shy superstar of Aboriginal art

26 Sep 2025

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Bigambul-Kamilaroi artist Archie Moore - who’s already won the world’s most prestigious art prize - is bringing his masterwork kith and ki...

NATO warns Putin: we’ll shoot down your jets

26 Sep 2025

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Tensions are high after NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned Russia that its warplanes could be shot down if they stray over European territory, a...

From Snoop to Goyder: all the AFL grand final gossip

25 Sep 2025

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Geelong v Brisbane? Sure - but the real AFL GF drama is high in the Olympic Room corporate suite, where our own John Stensholt will be prowling for th...

Albo wants on the UN Security Council

25 Sep 2025

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Little old Australia wants a seat on the world’s most powerful body - the United Nations Security Council. Also in today’s headlines: dram...

Gas: a fossil fuel rises from the dead

24 Sep 2025

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A generation ago, gas was fighting for its life. Now, it’s an essential part of keeping the lights on. But do we have enough? And will it hamper...

Breaking: Another $150,000 for sacked Antoinette Lattouf

24 Sep 2025

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Sacked radio presenter Antoinette Lattouf has been awarded an additional $150,000 in penalties after a judge found she was unfairly terminated by the ...

Do Donald Trump’s autism claims stack up?

23 Sep 2025

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Does paracetamol cause autism? There’s no evidence it does - but Donald Trump and American medical authorities are telling doctors its use in pr...

Headlines: Why Trump is avoiding Albanese

23 Sep 2025

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has missed out on a meeting with US President Donald Trump yet again, but he’s keeping busy in New York City. Pl...

Can Albo make his Palestine dream a reality?

22 Sep 2025

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Anthony Albanese claims Palestinians want a homeland just as much as Jews do. But is Palestinian statehood an achievable dream or a symbolic gesture? ...

‘Lost boys’: why Charlie Kirk’s widow forgives his alleged killer

22 Sep 2025

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Grief, vengeance and mercy are the themes of huge Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona, as Donald Trump announces Presidential medal of freedom and Kirk&r...

Can – and should – Optus survive its new 000 catastrophe?

21 Sep 2025

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 Less than two years after an historic outage blocked Australians from contacting emergency services, Optus is once again scrambling to regain th...

Inside the showbiz machine with Netflix sensation Midnight Til Morning

19 Sep 2025

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With a song by Benson Boone and Amy Allen, plus a heap of raw talent and years of grind, an Australian-US boy band stands on the cusp of stardom - but...

Now Trump wants Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers sacked

19 Sep 2025

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Stephen Colbert’s gone, Jimmy Kimmel is suspended - now Donald Trump’s war on late night hosts continues, with the President demanding NBC...

The realpolitik behind Albanese’s $8 billion climate bombshell

18 Sep 2025

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We’ve got to halve emissions in a decade in order to hit the Government's bold new climate goal - so what’s really behind the target, and ...

Breaking: How can we halve emissions in 10 years?

18 Sep 2025

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Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions must halve in the next decade to reach the Government’s big new goal of 62 to 70 per cent reduction o...

Defence deal derailed as PNG snubs Albanese

17 Sep 2025

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Australia and Papua New Guinea have agreed to sign a sweeping mutual defence treaty - but it could all be scuttled by China.  There were awkward ...

Breaking: Kirk’s alleged killer ‘confesses’ in texts

17 Sep 2025

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Prosecutors say the alleged assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk confessed to the crime in text messages to his roommate. Plus, the PM&rsquo...

What's with Jacinta Allan's China charm offensive?

16 Sep 2025

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Charming students and greenlighting giant Chinese energy projects: just weeks after Dan Andrews’ parade photo call, Victorian premier Jacinta Al...

Headlines: Super Retail CEO sacked in affair fallout

16 Sep 2025

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Super Retail CEO Anthony Heraghty has been terminated effective immediately after the company said he misled them about a workplace affair. Plus, the ...

Why the government is preaching climate doom

15 Sep 2025

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The Albanese government says the stakes have never been higher when it comes to climate change, but the energy transition is proving harder than anyon...

Headlines: Report sounds climate change alarm

15 Sep 2025

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Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has hinted at an ambitious 2035 emissions reductions target in releasing the National Climate Change Assessment. P...

A media exec’s dementia love story

14 Sep 2025

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Louise Bryant has the publishing world at her feet, but she’s also living the heartbreak of caring for her partner through dementia. Today, Lou ...

Who is making ‘moronic’ decisions at the Emmys?

12 Sep 2025

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The Bear’s a comedy? White Lotus is a drama? Today, we stack up the finalists from Adolescence to Severance and ask: is Hollywood celebrating th...

Breaking: A fresh look at Kirk shooting suspect

12 Sep 2025

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The FBI has released new footage of the person suspected of shooting activist Charlie Kirk on a university campus. Plus, the Prime Minister takes a fi...

Charlie Kirk murder rocks Gen Z’s political world

11 Sep 2025

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A 31-year-old father of two - famous for swinging young men to vote Donald Trump - is shot dead on a Utah university campus. Today: how political viol...

Breaking: Charlie Kirk murder horrifies the world

11 Sep 2025

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Free speech warrior Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two young children, is shot dead while debating ideas at a university campus in Utah. Plus, ...

Nunogeddon is coming for Australian banking

10 Sep 2025

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The biggest employer in Australian banking has a new boss – and he’s shaking things up. Today, meet Nuno Matos: the cost-saving crusader t...

Headlines: Donald Trump’s fiery rebuke of Israel

10 Sep 2025

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US President Donald Trump warned Qatar about an Israeli strike on Hamas officials ahead of time. Plus, Australia signs a new security pact with Fiji a...

Radical history overhaul coming to classrooms

09 Sep 2025

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Treaty, a voice-like advisory body and a school curriculum focused on dispossession and systemic racism: how Victoria wants to reshape its relationshi...

Breaking: Bruce Lehrmann’s fresh legal stoush

09 Sep 2025

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Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann is going back to court after the home of his media adviser was raided by the National Anti-Corruption Commission...

Erin Patterson’s puzzle of lies

08 Sep 2025

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Erin Patterson will spend at least 33 years in prison after a judge found she intended to murder her estranged husband at the same family lunch where ...

Breaking: 33 years for mushroom killer Erin Patterson

08 Sep 2025

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Mushroom killer Erin Patterson has been given three life sentences plus 25 years for the murder of three elderly relatives and the attempted murder of...

How government greed lit an illegal tobacco inferno

07 Sep 2025

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Cigarettes are now over $50 a packet - unless you buy on the booming black market created by huge government tax hikes. Today - how well-intentioned p...

Wednesday: Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega get their goth on

05 Sep 2025

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Behind the black clothes and deadpan stare, we look at how Wednesday became a global sensation - from the show's gothic roots to the viral TikTok danc...