The Front
Episodes
Inside Albo’s ‘exquisite’ visit to Toorak
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Albanese and Dan Andrews attended a lavish dinner in one of Melbourne’s ritziest suburbs. But it’s the company that’s prompt...
How DeepSeek is shaking up AI
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China’s DeepSeek AI model sent shockwaves through the tech industry and financial markets this week. So, what is it? Find out more about The Fro...
How Trump forced Colombia to buckle
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A sweeping immigration crackdown and a short-lived resistance - today, how Donald Trump is living up to his ‘shock and awe’ promises. ...
The girl in bloody sweatpants is free
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A show of defiance from freed Israeli soldiers including Naama Levy, whose stained grey pants became an emblem of contested claims about sexual ...
The music festival that gets everything right
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While other music festivals die, Tamworth just keeps on keepin’ on - as everyone from the Wiggles to Ringo Starr indulges in the love of country...
Rise of the AI therapist
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian’s Bianca Farmakis tried therapy powered by artificial intelligence. She unpacks her surprising and slightly scary experience. Fin...
Has Australia’s anti-Semitism crisis gone global?
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Suggestions by the AFP that foreign actors could be funding anti-Semitic attacks are at odds with the position of intelligence officials. Find out mor...
Day one for Donald Trump 2.0
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is back in the Oval Office. We unpack what to expect from a second term and who’s along for the ride. Find out more about The Front...
Did Israel or Hamas win this war?
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As hostages and prisoners are released, what’s the price of peace for Israel and the world? Find out more about The Front podcast here. Yo...
We kept our baby alive
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For 33 years, Debbie and Earl Schonberger have kept their daughter Jess, alive against all odds. Today - what Debbie, Earl, son Ariel and daughter Jes...
Eat like an Inca
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We travel to Darkest Peru - home of Paddington Bear and roasted guinea pig - to explore the mysteries of Machu Picchu, subject of a new Australian Mus...
Ceasefire deal wavers amid political infighting
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A long-awaited ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has been delayed by political infighting. So, what now? Find out more about The Front podcast h...
Mums and bubs left behind
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New mothers experiencing complex mental illnesses could miss out on specialist psychiatric care in NSW as hundreds of psychiatrists resign. Find out m...
Adult crime, adult time?
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Queensland’s new adult crime, adult time laws are facing their first test – but a legal loophole could see them fall at the first hurdle. ...
NBN fight enters a new era
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The PM announced the government will splash $3 billion on the NBN to finish the project started by his Labor predecessors – but will it win an e...
Nick Kyrgios just can’t wait to be king
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Kyrgios will make a long-awaited return to Grand Slam tennis on Monday – and he says an elusive win will silence his critics for good. Find...
Black actors in whiteface?
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A wild take on the Wild West - by an all-African cast - takes the festival season by storm. Today - the must-see musical Dark Noon. Find out mor...
The heroines of Bondi’s massacre
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mother Ash Good and cop Amy Scott emerge as the heroines of a shocking massacre in Sydney’s Bondi Junction. Find out more about The Front ...
The mysterious death of Dr Michael Mosley
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TV medico Michael Mosley changed all our lives - and died in tragic and mysterious circumstances. Find out more about The Front podcast her...
The Julian Assange rape claims the world forgot
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The real reason Wikileaks founder and self-styled freedom fighter Julian Assange was in self-imposed custody. Find out more about The Front podc...
Young soldier, old soul
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Major Tal Grushka, a 25-year-old killed by Hamas, left an indelible mark on Israel and the people he served. Find out more about The Front podca...
Can journalists call someone a murderer? (Best of 2024)
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired on July 31. It’s presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes, and edited by Josh Burton with assista...
The melancholy beauty of Cold Chisel (Best of 2024)
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on September 27. It's presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak.&nbs...
Ric Blum’s ties to missing mum Marion Barter (Best of 2024)
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front was originally published on March 1. It's presented and produced by Matthew Condon with assistance from Kristen Amiet. It&rs...
Linda Reynolds faces off with Brittany Higgins (Best of 2024)
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on March 4. It's presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. With five successful defam...
The search for Samantha Murphy (Best of 2024)
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on March 8. It's presented by Claire Harvey and Matthew Condon, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jos...
Raygun and the Olympic blame game (Best of 2024)
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on August 12. It's presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Australian Olympic boss Anna Mea...
The life and death of Alexei Navalny (Best of 2024)
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on February 20. It's presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. He...
Your next favourite podcast
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The best shows of 2024 and the best of all time, with our resident podcast expert. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read...
Who is alleged killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon? (Best of 2024)
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on February 26. It's presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our repor...
The nobility of beach cricket (Best of 2024)
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired on January 12. It's presented and produced by Matthew Condon and edited by Jasper Leak. Cricket non-expert and journalis...
Hollywood’s mind-control games
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How social media turned the world against Hollywood superstar Blake Lively, who’s launched a bombshell lawsuit to recover her reputation. ...
Immigration detention’s drug problem
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drugs are running rampant in Australia’s detention centres – and it’s threatening to become an election headache for the Labor party...
The most magical Christmas movies
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From Love Actually and Red One to The Grinch and Home Alone, we turn up the aircon and snuggle in for some Christmas classics. Find out more about The...
The early childhood education revolution
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labor’s plan for early childhood education puts kids at the centre of policy-making for the first time – and there could be more to come. ...
Labor’s big cash splash
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The government will spend an additional 60 billion dollars this financial year – so, could drag out the central bank’s fight against infla...
Calling bull on Blue Zones
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have we been fooled about the so-called ‘Blue Zones’ where everyone lives to 100? Today - how the science really stacks up. Find out more ...
Jim Chalmers talks the talk
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian takes a closer look at the Treasurer’s turn of phrase – and we unpack what it says about Jim Chalmers’ leadership amb...
A glamour sport’s dark secret
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Behind the glory of pole-vaulting gold medallists Nina Kennedy and Steve Hooker are allegations of abuse and authorities who didn’t do enough.&n...
Run away to the circus with us
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one of those crazy newsroom assignments - join Cirque Du Soleil for the day! Today we go inside Cirque’s world of magical realism wit...
‘Delighted’ Deeming’s defamation win
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The political future of Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto is up in the air after a judge ruled he defamed independent MP Moira Deeming. Find...
Labor’s big plan for little kids
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labor will spend more than $3bn on childcare if it wins the next election. Is it enough to get Aussie families back on board? Find out more about The ...
Remote communities’ mental healthcare crisis
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Health editor Natasha Robinson unpacks research that demonstrates how the system is failing Aboriginal people when it comes to mental illness. Find ou...
Syria’s hard-won freedom from a dictator
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Syria’s brutal regime has been toppled by rebels after 50 years of tyranny. Who’ll fill the massive political vacuum created by its end? Find out ...
Does anti-Israel sentiment equal antisemitism?
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Netanyahu condemns the Albanese government after a synagogue firebombing - and Anthony Albanese is spurred to declare the attack ‘terrorism...
How to write an award-winning book
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Porcelain beaches, honeycomb cliffs and a girl in the wilderness: today, meet the winner of our inaugural Australian Fiction Prize. Find out more ab...
Chris Dawson’s carnal knowledge appeal
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Convicted murderer Christopher Michael Dawson says NSW District Court chief judge Sarah Huggett made ‘errors’ in convicting him for the grooming a...
Why you’re paying for PNG’s new NRL team
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can Australia offer the Pacific that China can’t? Rugby league. Today, why our ‘soft diplomacy’ means taxpayers will fund a $600 million PN...
Anthony Albanese plays it safe
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian’s Editor-At-Large Paul Kelly unpacks the PM’s brilliant strategic mind – and asks if he’s the right person for the top job. F...
What’s going on in Syria?
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A fresh conflict in Syria has pushed the Middle East to the brink. Our expert unpacks who’s involved – and what they’re fighting for. Find out m...
Albanese vs Plibersek
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why the PM is tussling with his own Environment Minister, as the fate of Tasmanian salmon becomes their latest battleground. Find out more about The...
Yayoi Kusama, 95-year-old art superstar
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yayoi Kusama dominates the art world from her home, a psychiatric facility in Japan. Today, why she’s on a career high. Find out more about Th...
Alcohol-related dementia: a love story
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Experts say reducing the amount we drink can reduce our risk of dementia. Today - one couple’s inspiring story. Find out more about The Front podcas...
Should granny-killer cop be jailed?
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A judge weighs Crown bid to jail NSW cop who fatally Tasered 95-year-old dementia patient Clare Nowland. Find out more about The Front podcast here...
Is this humiliation for Hezbollah?
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A truce between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon looks a lot like victory for Benjamin Netanyahu. So what now for the Middle Ea...
From homeless kid to cricket superstar
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A story that makes Dickensian London look like Disneyland: the remarkable rise of Indian batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal. Find out more about The Front pod...
Labor limps toward the finish line
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are just four sitting days before the end of the parliamentary year, and the government is facing some big hurdles on key election issues. Find ...
Justice Michael Lee tackles antisemitism
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has shared his family’s deeply personal story in a powerful call to action delivered on Thursday night. Find out m...
The ghosts of lunchboxes past
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When did devon-and-sauce sandwiches give way to organic bento boxes? And are we ruining the fun of childhood food? Find out more about The Front p...
The nuclear debate goes global
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The government has side-stepped urging by our AUKUS allies to give civilians faster access to nuclear power. So what happens next? Find out more about...
The arrest of Alan Jones
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What made Alan Jones the most powerful broadcaster in Australian history – and what now that he’s been arrested? Find out more about The Front pod...
Can Trump and Musk bring peace to Ukraine?
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is optimistic that Trump’s deal-making style could end Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion. But at what price?...
Hope, panic and a brain tumour
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Tansy Harcourt, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour 13 years ago, on how patients have responded to Professor Richard Scolyer’s very pu...
Aussie fund’s super-sized problem
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ASIC says it will surveil super funds after it was revealed Cbus failed to pay out death and disability benefits worth millions of dollars. Find out m...
Who’s who in Team Trump
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The hardhead, the hawks, the ‘ice maiden’, the interrogator and the anti-vaxxer: we meet Team Trump’s starting lineup. Find out more about The F...
Judges disagree over ‘juicy details’
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Federal Court chief justice Debra Mortimer disagrees with the ‘open justice’ principles of her superstar judge Michael Lee. Find out more about ...
Why Christmas lunch could be MIA
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas cheer could be in supply this year if a bargaining dispute between Woolworths and United Workers Union goes south. Find out more about The F...
Trump, Putin, Musk and the bros
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Putin. Musk. Kennedy. Netanyahu. How will Donald Trump use his power – and his relationships – to change the world? Find out more about The Fron...
Kamala’s identity politics fail
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gender, race, celebrity: how Kamala Harris and the Democrats misfired. A special bonus episode with Joe Kelly from the United States. Find out more ...
How Trump came back from the dead
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A stunning popular-vote victory, powered by young, Latino, African-American and white men, union voters and people of faith. Find out more about T...
Quincy Jones and me
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A few years ago, Australian musician Jasper Leak found himself collaborating with the world’s most legendary producer – the late Quincy Jones. F...
What are NSW Police doing in Bronwyn case?
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bronwyn Winfield’s family worries the police investigation into her disappearance has stalled. Plus, a suspicious cheque raises fresh questions. Fin...
Democrats, Republicans and a Capitol rioter
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our reporter Cameron Stewart tracks down a January 6 riot ringleader - and asks ordinary Americans how they’ll vote. Find out more about The Fro...
Qantas scandal just gets bigger
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After the PM denied he solicited flight upgrades, Shadow Transport Minister Bridget McKenzie faces questions about her own travel history. Find out mo...
How do you solve a housing crisis?
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new alliance is taking a grassroots approach to housing policy as first home buyers and renters struggle to get a foot in the door. Find out more ab...
How Covid policies harmed our kids
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Human rights, the economy, children and vulnerable Australians were all let down by governments’ Covid responses, a new report finds. Find out mor...
Can Donald Trump win from here?
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the polls tighten and more pundits begin to predict a Trump victory, we step into the wild, loud euphoria of Trump’s New York megarally. Find o...
Will Queensland kill Albo next?
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The LNP’s David Crisafulli is elected to fix a youth crime crisis - and the Olympics - as the Greens go backwards. So what does it all mean for t...
11 crazy days to the US election
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can Trump win? Will Harris pull off a miracle? We've got three correspondents on the ground - and today they share frank insights from the campaign tr...
Bruce Lehrmann’s big court win
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A judge ruled Bruce Lehrmann can appeal of a Federal Court civil finding he raped Brittany Higgins – and he won’t have to pay Network Ten’s lega...
It’s crunch time in Queensland
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Queenslanders will cast their ballots in a state election on Saturday. Here’s how the big issues are shaping up as the polls tighten. Find out more ...
Lidia Thorpe makes herself a royal pain
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
King Charles doesn’t do glitz - so it was up to a firebrand senator to bring the drama on his first Royal tour of Australia. Find out more about The...
A roadie-turned-billionaire’s sex scandal
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Once AC/DC’s guitar technician, now a tech titan, Richard White is at the centre of untested allegations about his amorous ways. Find out more about...
The $1.4 billion free lunch
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Queensland Labor’s ‘free’ school lunch scheme is actually super expensive – and it’s turning up the heat on the campaign trail. Find out...
When mining meets the Dreaming
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A $1 billion gold mine. A sacred story about a beautiful native bee. And a giant drama enveloping Tanya Plibersek and opposing groups of Wiradjuri eld...
Kevin Rudd tackles Xi Jinping
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The outspoken diplomat takes aim at China’s president, warning the US and Australia must deter Xi Jinping from invading Taiwan or risk catastrophe. ...
Is OnlyFans Bruce Lehrmann’s only option?
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Lehrmann’s returned to court in an attempt to clear his name – and his lawyer says the only way he could pay legal costs is ‘something sil...
Jon Winfield’s side of the story
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In his first and only formal interview with police, Jon Winfield shared his account of what happened to his estranged wife, Bronwyn, in 1993. Find out...
The battle for women’s votes
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How abortion went from a nothingburger to a big issue for Queensland’s would-be premier David Crisafulli - and Premier Stephen Miles’ own car-cras...
Why judges should be ‘therapists’
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Making court a safe space for offenders - that’s the new guide for judges in specialist court endorsed by one of the country’s most esteemed judic...
JD Vance and the abortion battle
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abortion is the hottest issue in the 2024 US presidential election – and it’s falling to Trump’s sidekick JD Vance to square the Republicans’ ...
Labor’s big change of tune
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A dramatic shift on Israel and a new tack on housing legislation: National Editor Dennis Shanahan says ‘too slow’ Albanese is already in election ...
The piano-playing soldier who changed Israel
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, we remember Major Tal Grushka, a 25-year-old killed by Hamas - and revisit an Israel forever changed. F...
Lawyer X’s life in hiding
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicola Gobbo – also known as Lawyer X – is suing the state of Victoria for compensation after years in witness protection. Find out more about The...
Anthony Albanese’s war of words
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Prime Minister has struggled to articulate the government’s response to an Iranian attack on Israel. It’s part of a bigger political problem. ...
How do you police hatred?
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A political row has erupted over the way police handle breaches of Australia’s new hate speech laws following pro-Hezbollah rallies. Find out more a...
In politics, there’s no place like Queensland
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An election will be formally called in Queensland today, kicking off a campaign that’s sure to draw out the state’s unique political character. Fi...
On a knife’s edge in the Middle East
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world is waiting to see if Iran will retaliate after the leader of one of its Lebanese proxy forces was killed by an Israeli air strike. Find out ...
The melancholy beauty of Cold Chisel
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inside the rehearsal room to talk love, grief, healing and joy with Jimmy Barnes, Charley Drayton and Cold Chisel. Find out more about The Front podca...
Israel v Hezbollah: the endgame
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pagers, walkie-talkies, rockets - and next, a ground invasion? Israel turns its focus to Hezbollah. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You ...