The Front
Episodes
Wednesday: Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega get their goth on
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Headlines: Qantas boss pays dearly for data hack
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Front's afternoon headlines: Labor Party President Wayne Swan questions Dan Andrews’ China trip, while the bonus of Qantas boss Van...
Here come the ISIS brides – and the political spin
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australian law enforcement is preparing for the repatriation of women and children stranded in the Middle East – but the Albanese government is ...
Headlines: Taxpayers’ $475m Robodebt fix
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Front's afternoon headlines: Former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews praises China's efforts in renewable energy, while victims of the Ro...
Ghost planes and a Stalinist monstrosity: China on parade
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A monumental defence display in Beijing sends a clear message to the world, and especially to Taiwan. The Australian’s Will Glasgow joins us to ...
Headlines: Antoinette Lattouf’s lawyer rips into ABC bigwig
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s headlines, including China flexing its military might in a massive parade in Beijing attended by world leaders including former Victoria...
The Outback principal accused of ‘choking’ a student
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gavin Morris was celebrated as a visionary school leader helping transform the lives of Aboriginal kids. Now he’s on trial, pleading not guilty,...
Breaking: Neo-Nazi’s ‘coward’ attack on premier
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Self-proclaimed neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell gatecrashes a press conference shouting about proposed protest laws. Plus, Taiwan’s diplomats in A...
Jesus Christ, movie star
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary, mother of God, is suddenly a streaming sensation. Jesus and his followers are going off on YouTube. As new generations rediscover the gospel on ...
Breaking: Crackdown on NDIS fraudsters
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s headlines: Fallout from the weekend’s anti-immigration rallies, a tough new ID system for NDIS providers and a car ramming the Rus...
Their slogan was ‘Death to Israel’. Then Mossad blew them up
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After years of terrorising shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade and firing missiles at Israel, the anti-Semitic Houthi leadership of north...
Jaws at 50: We’re gonna need a bigger cinema
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Spielberg at 26 created a horror masterpiece that still haunts every beachgoer. Today, film critic Stephen Romei on why you should rush to see ...
Breaking: Croc wrangler Matt Wright learns his fate
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright Matt Wright has been found guilty of two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice - and acquitted of so...
Top doctors embroiled in a medical melodrama
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wild allegations of racism, bullying and misconduct are causing chaos at the top of the prestigious Royal College of Physicians. Find out more about T...
Breaking: How Qantas made a $2.4 billion profit
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s headlines in brief. A cyber hack and a huge federal court penalty - yet Qantas is delivering giant returns to shareholders. How are they...
Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins: the judgment
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A judge found Brittany Higgins defamed former Liberal minister Linda Reynolds and ordered $341,000 in damages. The judge found Higgins was affected by...
Breaking: Brittany Higgins’ defamation loss
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brittany Higgins has lost a defamation action brought by her former boss, ex-Liberal cabinet minister Linda Reynolds, who says her reputation was dest...
Did Mossad help our spies catch Iran?
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australian authorities say Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps orchestrated antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Our expert unpacks...
Breaking: How Iran ‘masterminded’ antisemitic attacks in Australia
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Albanese kicks out Iran’s ambassador and accuses the Revolutionary Guard Corps of firebombing a Melbourne synagogue and Sydney deli. Plu...
Erin Patterson behind bars: autism, terrorists and crochet
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A terrorist next door and constant lockdowns - a court has heard mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is doing it tough with Victoria’s most dangero...
Fury and forgiveness: hear Erin Patterson victims’ statements in full
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I am no longer Erin Patterson's victim. She has become the victim of my kindness." Those are the words of mushroom lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson, who ...
Gaza City invasion: Inside the tactics of Israel and Hamas
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel has vowed to invade Gaza City, but what would that actually look like? Chief international correspondent Cameron Stewart joins us to disc...
K-Pop Demon Hunters: How a cartoon band topped the charts
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three incredible female singers are slaying global music charts and starring in a Netflix monster hit - and they’re not even real. Today, we unc...
Strippers, filthy chats: inside ‘ethical’ property giant JLL
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why would high-flying property executives - who work for a company that claims to champion women - be hanging out at a strip club? What’s manage...
Why Bruce Lehrmann says he’s not a violent rapist
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s ‘most hated man’ Bruce Lehrmann is back in court - this time trying to overturn an ‘unfair’ finding of rape,...
Trump, Zelensky, a sharp suit and a peace deal?
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember when Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky fought in the Oval Office? Now it’s smiles, suits and talk of peace. But will Vladimir Putin j...
Nine Entertainment’s top women feel the heat
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A huge cultural change is under way at Nine Entertainment and now it’s senior female figures making the news. Today - Media Diary editor S...
An Australian warrior’s secret to happiness
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Peter Cosgrove doesn’t know why he was spared the trauma of war – but he says his wife of almost 50 years has helped him find positivi...
Who killed And Just Like That?
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
And Just Like That is over. Kaput and in the bin. Where did it all go wrong? What’s up with that ending? Has it tarnished the legacy of Sex &...
Is a four-day work week in our future?
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unions push a four-day work week with five days' pay, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers kicks off an economic reform roundtable. Plus, how artificial intellig...
Mushroom clash: Simon Patterson’s courtroom confrontation with Erin’s lawyer
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He believed his wife tried to kill him - and then had to give evidence in her trial for murdering his parents and aunt. Until today we haven’t b...
A handbag-obsessed Chinese ‘spy’ in Australia
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Police allege an unnamed woman was secretly gathering intelligence on a charismatic Buddhist group for the Chinese government. We unpack what she was ...
Why recognising Palestine is a 'hollow gesture'
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A move towards peace, or a meaningless gesture? Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong declare Australia is recognising Palestinian statehood. Foreign Editor...
The new threat to Australia’s nuclear subs
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Senior navy figures are worried about the safety of nuclear-powered submarines if WA goes ahead with plans to relocate a commercial shipping port. Fin...
Andrew Lloyd Webber is cool now. We’re surprised too.
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Lloyd Webber has gone chic on Broadway and the West End, thanks to Jamie Lloyd and a Pussycat Doll. So why are we getting the same old producti...
What the jury didn't know in Erin Patterson murder trial
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Victorian judge has lifted suppression orders on evidence in the murder trial of mushroom killer Erin Patterson, meaning we can finally tell the who...
A new ‘easier’ English test for migrants
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The famously tough English language test for would-be Australians is getting a big shakeup, and the Coalition says it’ll exacerbate our immigrat...
The great AI art heist
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australian artists, musicians and authors are fuming over a suggestion copyright laws should be relaxed to allow tech giants to train their AI chatbot...
How Japan beat Germany to sell us warships
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the multi-billion dollar deal that’ll shape the next generation of the Australian Defence Force. Today, how Japan pulled it off. Find...
RIP Twiggy’s green hydrogen dream
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It sounded like magic – unlimited energy that comes from water – but green hydrogen’s flopped, at huge cost to taxpayers. Billionair...
Lesbians vs trans activists: A federal court showdown
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Federal Court showdown over single-sex spaces pits veteran queer community groups against trans rights activists, laying bare a bitter fight beneath...
A plagiarism drama hits Australian horror flick Together
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Together – a love story gets the body horror treatment. But beyond the jump scares, a real-life drama is unfolding as this Australian director&r...
The billionaire habit you need to develop
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We asked some of Australia’s richest people about their everyday money habits. One was a stunner - and today our Wealth editor Julie-anne Spragu...
YouTube’s giant child safety lobbying fail
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kids under 16 will be banned from holding YouTube accounts in a disaster for parent company Google, which even sent The Wiggles to lobby for its cause...
Is climate change stealing your salad?
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wild rhetoric from a UN climate czar, who says Australia must go faster on net zero or cripple our food production. Meanwhile, Australia is desperate ...
Claims of starvation - and disinformation - in Gaza
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel tried to crush Hamas by shutting off aid to Gazans - but the tactic failed. Now Hamas accuses Israel of creating a famine, and Israel says Hama...
Police seize ‘loan book’ of alleged sex offender Alan Jones
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A secret ‘loan book’ belonging to alleged sex offender Alan Jones details financial arrangements with a host of Australia's best-known med...
Why is And Just Like That so terrible?
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From cosmos and Manolos to incontinence and declining sex drives, how did the Sex and the City revival And Just Like That get it so wrong? Our residen...
Why Albo buckled to Trump’s biggest beef
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just a coincidence - that’s the federal Government's explanation for why it’s suddenly dropping a two-decade ban on American beef - someth...
When is a Jewish ‘joke’ not racist?
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the antisemitism controversy that a judge said wasn’t actually antisemitic: January’s QUT event featuring a caped crusader call...
The old-school Greens getting expelled from their own party
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Hutton says the party he co-founded has become a ‘cult’. We unpack how he was kicked to the curb – and why he’s vowing re...
Lehrmann judge’s appeal against ‘corrupt’ finding
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Walter Sofronoff KC - former celebrity barrister and rockstar judge - was found to have engaged in ‘serious corrupt conduct’ in his inquir...
The breakdown of Atlassian’s tech bromance
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Real estate, divorce, and tech billions are causing all sorts of problems for Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes. Our expert unpacks where it al...
The Bear back for season 5? Yes, Chef!
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the show that shouldn't work: an ensemble cast, a short king in the lead, and a chaotic kitchen setting. So why is The Bear one of TV's big...
Cautious optimism as Bronwyn podcast nears conclusion
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The family of missing Lennox Head woman Bronwyn Winfield are optimistic the police investigation into her disappearance is making progress. Find out m...
Mark Latham abuse scandal grows
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A scandal enveloping former Labor leader Mark Latham is growing – and other MPs are getting dragged into the drama. Latham’s former girlfr...
Fourth time’s a charm for Xi and Albanese
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with President Xi Jinping for a fourth time on Tuesday – and scored a rare invite to dine with the Chinese l...
Chaos and confusion at First Guardian investment fund
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The directors of First Guardian Master Fund are facing serious allegations of financial mismanagement as investors fret about their futures. Nothing h...
Albo’s China charm campaign
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The PM kicked off a six-day trip to China in Shanghai on Sunday, where he launched a tourism campaign designed to bring more Chinese tourists to Austr...
The Salt Path author’s passionate defence
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A white-hot literary drama blows up over bestselling memoir and movie The Salt Path. Author Raynor Winn - also known as Sally Walker - and her husband...
The government’s plan to tackle antisemitism
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jillian Segal, unveiled her wide-ranging strategy to combat antisemitism in Australia. Our expert unpacks what it means for universities, festivals, a...
Pharma giants brace for Trump tariff pain
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The government is under pressure to do a deal after Donald Trump flagged possible sweeping new tariffs on pharmaceuticals. Our expert unpacks the late...
Why Trump and Netanyahu love - and hate - each other
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – that’s after the two leaders met in Washingt...
The lies that convicted cold, snarky Erin Patterson
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a reason accused criminals don’t usually give evidence - it’s a huge gamble, and in Erin Patterson’s case it was a gia...
Guilty: Why the jury convicted mushroom cook Erin Patterson
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Patterson killed four elderly relatives by serving them beef Wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms. Today, what the jury didn’t know, ...
Mushroom jury: What’s going on?
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the biggest trial of the year, and now the most suspenseful, as the jury in Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial enters its seventh d...
The joy of blockbusters: Jurassic World Rebirth, F1, 28 Years Later
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaurs. Zombies. Brad Pitt with his shirt off. Hollywood’s giving the people what they want and cinema ticket sales are up. Today: The Austra...
What’s really going on inside Iran?
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Less than a fortnight after the US claimed to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability, our foreign editor Greg Sheridan joins us for the truth about t...
Is Trump's Gaza 'ceasefire' for real?
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The dealmaker-in-chief says he’s confident a Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will be reached when Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White Hou...
The collapse of British PM Keir Starmer
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the Glastonbury crowd chants ‘F… Keir Starmer’, UK Labour has a problem. How did the smooth QC squander electoral glory ...
Mushroom jury’s out: Did Erin Patterson have a motive to murder?
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the privacy of the jury room at the Victorian Supreme Court in Morwell, 12 men and women will debate if Erin Patterson had a motive to murder her f...
China’s shot over Anthony Albanese’s bows
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian warns Australia about increasing defence spending, warning of economic pain ahead and claiming China has only ever wanted...
Brendan O’Neill on Kneecap’s Glastonbury performance, and ‘the cult of the Keffiyeh’
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kneecap: Palestine freedom fighters or just phonies? Brendan O’Neill joins us to unpack the band's controversial Glastonbury performance and ask...
Street sweeper sacked over Acknowledgment of Country
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are you allowed to say – or think – at work these days? In the wake of the Federal Court’s finding in favour of Antoinette Latt...
Lattouf v ABC: An entirely foreseeable catastrophe
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A ‘victory for free speech’ and a sizable compensation payout. Media Editor James Madden unpacks how the national broadcaster got here. Fi...
Judge: Did Erin Patterson lie to police or the jury?
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mushroom trial jury must sift fact from fiction as they deliberate on Erin Patterson’s triple murder charge, says Justice Christopher Beale....
Spy base Pine Gap’s role in Iran strike
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As tensions simmer in the Middle East, our foreign affairs and defence experts unpack what the US really wants – and needs – from Australi...
Trump v Iran: What now?
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The United States says it decimated Iran’s nuclear capabilities in an aerial attack. Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan unpacks what it means for the ...
Squid Game: How a Korean dystopia conquered the world
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From K-pop to Netflix’s biggest show, South Korean taxpayers have funded a wildly successful global charm offensive set to culminate in the June...
Two exhausted reporters up close to the Iran-Israel war
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sleepless nights rushing to the shelter, ballistic missile attacks and babies born underground – our correspondents Yoni Bashan and Liam Mendes ...
Why Erin Patterson’s lies ‘point to innocence’
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Patterson told lies - but that doesn’t make her a murderer. That’s the core of her defence barrister’s argument in the Victoria...
Defence v prosecution in the Erin Patterson mushroom trial
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No motive – but no doubt, according to the Crown’s closing argument in Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial. The defence says the Cr...
Give Trump what he wants: some advice for Albo
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Start making American submarines here now – and don’t panic. That’s the hot tip for Anthony Albanese heading into his first face-to-...
Israel v Iran: The new Middle East war explained
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a new Middle East war over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Our experts unpack why Israel is striking now – and what happens next. ...
Getting nude at ‘subversive’ arts fest DarkMofo
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hobart’s beloved arts festival Dark Mofo is all grown up - so does it still have the power to shock? And why does everyone love taking their clo...
Erin Patterson’s liposuction testimony
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After nine days of evidence and cross-examination, accused mushroom killer Erin Patterson spent her final minutes in the witness box explaining how he...
Erin Patterson says doctors and her own kids are wrong
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pleading not guilty to three counts of murder and one of attempted murder, mushroom cook Erin Patterson takes issue with claims by medical professiona...
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson on why ‘sarcastic’ husband was wrong
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Patterson is cross-examined in the Victorian Supreme Court, where she’s pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one of attempted m...
Chris Dawson’s last chance at freedom
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The High Court of Australia will this week consider an application made by Chris Dawson for special leave to appeal a finding that upheld his convicti...
The billion-dollar NRL v AFL war gets brutal in Perth
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A hostile billionaire, bitter media politics, a powerful football titan and a legendary coach: it’s a sporting drama worthy of Ted Lasso as rugb...
Alone Australia - is season 3 the best reality TV show ever made?
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why we can’t get enough of SBS’ wildly hot franchise about scrappy survivors starving, freezing and slaughtering their way back to civilis...
Pete Hegseth says China will invade Taiwan. Is he right?
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump’s defence boss wants Australia to massively lift defence spending in preparation for an ‘imminent’ war over Taiwan. So ...
I lied, I panicked: Erin Patterson’s account of mushroom lunch
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Patterson told the Victorian Supreme Court she ‘lied’ to her elderly relatives at a lunch that left three of them dead and one gravel...
Erin Patterson’s ‘ashamed’ tears
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mushroom cook weeps in the witness box as she’s asked for the first time about a beef Wellington lunch that killed three elderly relatives. ...
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson’s evidence, in her own words
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A voice-acted recreation of the evidence given by accused mushroom murderer Erin Patterson in the Victorian Supreme Court. She’s pleaded not gui...
The police cold case unit that's paranoid about podcasts
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The NSW Unsolved Homicide Unit won’t share crucial information with families because it’s worried publicity from podcasts will jeopardise ...
Cheng Lei: the wise, sweary, funny survivor of a Chinese prison
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Bridget Jones to Prisoner 21003: Cheng Lei has created a powerful memoir and a Sky News documentary about her three years in Chinese detention, f...
Did police overlook Erin Patterson’s ‘missing’ phone?
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Defence lawyer Colin Mandy SC is probing the police case against accused mushroom murderer Erin Patterson, as her trial races toward its conclusion. F...
Erin Patterson’s multiple mobile phones
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The jury in mushroom cook Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial hears allegations she swapped SIM cards between mobile phones, remotely reset a p...
Hear Erin Patterson’s police interview in full
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have voice-acted Erin Patterson’s police interview, as played to the jury in her triple-murder trial. Patterson, who denies any wrongdoing, t...