The Front

‘Trans rights’ defamation battle hots up

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Superstar barristers Sue Chrysanthou and Matt Collins lock horns over the women’s rights MP booted from the Liberal Party.  Find out more about The...

The cops accusing police of racism

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Disgusting racial slurs and physical attacks on Indigenous people are among the allegations against police by 20 Aboriginal officers.  Find out more ...

Mining giants lawyer up

22 Sep 2024

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The Albanese government’s new rules about workers’ entitlements will face their first big challenge in the Federal Court. Find out more about The ...

Keith Urban loves a drunk crowd

19 Sep 2024

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In the US he’s a country music superstar. Here he’s Mr Nicole Kidman. Today - why Keith Urban is not the artist you thought he was.  Find out mor...

A woman’s place is in journalism

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Janet Albrechtsen, Caroline Overington, Ellie Dudley and Claire Harvey debate #MeToo, JK Rowling, Brittany Higgins and consent in this special live ep...

The Liberal Party’s secret ‘Nazi’ tapes

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Exiled Liberal MP Moira Deeming sues Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto for expelling her after a rally attended by neo-Nazis.  Find out more a...

Trump and the gunman

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another wild week in US politics, another alleged assassination plot - and why nobody is talking about gun control. Find out more about The Front podc...

Parents are the problem, says Meta

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Social media harm will be a key federal election issue, as Meta blames Apple, Google and parents, and media companies demand tougher government action...

How Nine jumped the shark

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Once the great powerhouse of TV, Nine is now a sprawling entertainment business that can’t keep its executives. What’s going wrong?  Find out mor...

Donald v Kamala: The best bits

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For your listening pleasure, the highlights of the US presidential debate – including the question everyone’s asking: who’s eating dogs? Find ou...

Princess Catherine takes charge

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A slick video shows unprecedented Royal warmth and love - and maybe a little of the Harry and Meghan effect.  Find out more about The Front podcast ...

Defence’s day of reckoning

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A 3000-page report has recommended starting from scratch to curb veteran suicides and clamp down on sexual violence in the Defence Force. Find out mor...

How Queensland Police missed a monster

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 New documents reveal Queensland Police waited days to follow up a complaint that might have seen paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith exposed sooner. Fin...

Netanyahu and the hostages

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hamas and Israel are deadlocked over a tiny strip of land. Today, why the Philadelphi Corridor is critical to the fate of hostages still held in Gaza....

Pain and hope for Bronwyn’s family

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A family ‘curse’, an audacious scam, and a remarkable young woman helping to solve the mystery of Bronwyn Winfield’s likely murder.  Find out m...

‘Lies’ fly in Brittany Higgins v Linda Reynolds case

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Barristers trade barbs in closing addresses to the Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins defamation trial.  Find out more about The Front podcast here. Y...

A Gaza pianist melodrama

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An activist artist, a startled orchestra and lots of lawyers - how our latest cultural Gaza drama unfolded.  Find out more about The Front podcast he...

Brisbane boots Beam over ‘phantom scooters’ scheme

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brisbane City Council was allegedly robbed of $330,000 by the e-scooter company Beam Mobility last year. Now, it wants its money back. Find out more a...

Will Australians ever love Qantas again?

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Qantas is spending $230m for better food and finding lost bags, and paying staff more – so can Australians rediscover trust in this brand?  Find ou...

Can Nine’s CEO survive?

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A year of catastrophes – from a pushy chairman to an Olympic torch disaster – culminate in a 22pc profit slump at Nine Entertainment.  Find out m...

John Peros defamation case dismissed

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A QLD Supreme Court judge has dismissed the defamation action brought against The Australian by the man acquitted of killing Shandee Blackburn. Find o...

What next for war in the Middle East?

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert believes airstrikes by Israel and Hezbollah will reduce the risk of war in the Middle East. So what next for the conflict? Find out more ab...

A journalist returns to Beijing

25 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian’s correspondent Will Glasgow is the first Australian journalist to be granted media credentials by China since 2020. Find out more ab...

Sex and the Super Retail scandal

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Was the ultimate boss of brands like Rebel Sport and Supercheap Auto secretly sleeping with his head of HR? Today - a CEO’s very awkward interview. ...

Can Brittany Higgins win from here?

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brittany Higgins won’t give evidence in the defamation action brought by her former boss. Could her absence hurt her defence? Find out more about Th...

The Democrats’ plan to win over women

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gun reform, abortion – and flipping Donald Trump’s script. That’s the US Democratic Party’s plan to win over America’s women. Find out more ...

Gaza refugees – are we generous or naive?

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Argy-bargy over the security screening of Palestinian refugees, as Opposition number-crunching reveals Australia is granting thousands more visas than...

Paul Kelly’s guide to fearless journalism

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode marking The Australian’s 60th anniversary, editor-at-large Paul Kelly has a message to all journalists: think for yourself, regardle...

Murder charge in podcast cold case

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2015 our podcast The Alibi investigated the unsolved murder of Denise Govendir. Now her husband has been charged with murder.  Find out more about...

Commercial TV’s bloodbath

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A ‘shocking’ set of numbers for Seven West Media prompts the question: can Australian TV survive?  Find out more about The Front podcast here. Yo...

ScoMo’s Brittany Higgins moment

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison is grilled in cross-examination in the Linda Reynold’s defamation case against Brittany Higgins.  Find out mor...

A secret immigration scramble

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Albanese government released dangerous non-citizens into the community with no visas - and no way to monitor them - and then misled the public abo...

Raygun and the Olympic blame game

11 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Australian Olympic boss Anna Meares lashes trolls for mocking breakdancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn - so where does responsibility really lie?  Find ...

How smartphones changed democracy

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Uhlmann’s stark take on the new world’s dramatically altered power structures, in a special episode marking The Australian’s 60th annivers...

Why the gun lobby hates Tim Walz

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kamala Harris has picked a huntin’, fishin’ midwestern political brawler - who famously changed his mind about gun laws - to fire up her Democrati...

Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins: total war

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A defamation trial so wild it makes Lehrmann v Network Ten look like a minor skirmish. Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins & David Sharaz is the wil...

What just happened on the sharemarket?

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Market meltdowns have gripped the world this week. But why? Our ultra-zen finance expert Eric Johnston joins us to explain the chaos.  Find out more ...

Why a terror strike is ‘probable’

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Australians should be ‘aware but not afraid’ as ASIO raises the terror threat, warning of young people - radicalised online - and armed with knive...

Brittany Higgins becomes the defendant

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The twisting legal saga continues as Brittany Higgins is sued for defamation by her former boss, Senator Linda Reynolds Find out more about The Front ...

The man who defied a brain cancer diagnosis

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When scientist Richard Scolyer was diagnosed with a rare and terminal brain cancer, he was expected to live just 14 months. But an experimental treat...

Is JD Vance for real?

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The man who once described himself as a ‘never Trumper’ is now Donald Trump's greatest fan and vice-presidential nominee. So which is the real JD ...

Should taxpayers rescue Rex?

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The only airline serving dozens of regional routes is in desperate trouble. Today - what’s gone wrong, and should the Government swoop in to save it...

Can journalists call someone a murderer?

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A defamation case sparked by the Shandee’s Story podcast poses the question: can journalists publish evidence that calls a court finding into doubt?...

John Peros v The Australian

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mechanic John Peros - the man acquitted of murdering Shandee Blackburn - sues over The Australian’s podcast Shandee’s Story.   Find out more abo...

Why Albanese sacked two ministers

28 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As immigration smoulders, Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles are demoted and a key powerbroker takes both jobs.  Find out more about The Front podcast h...

The Princess Leia generation grows up

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Shankari Chandran writes on feminism, identity and womanhood for The Australian’s 60th anniversary.  Find out more about The Front podcast h...

Does Biden actually want Kamala to win?

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode we decode President Joe Biden’s address to the American people, officially dropping out of the Presidential election.   Find ...

Are the Matildas as good as we think?

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Olympic kickoff is imminent, and our reporter in Marseille, Jess Halloran, sizes up how Mary Fowler and the team will fare in women’s football.  Fi...

Why the Greens want to freeze house prices

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Greens want to get more young people into the housing market, but at what cost?        Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can rea...

Kamala Harris: Trump’s worst nightmare?

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Loved by the left, mocked by the right - Kamala Harris steps up, to the chagrin of Republicans.  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can ...

Joe Biden steps aside

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Once considered too young, now unequivocally too old, Joe Biden steps back to give the Democrats a chance of defeating Donald Trump.  Find out more a...

After CrowdStrike, do we all need cash?

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The catastrophic global CrowdStrike internet outage crippled electronic transactions from airlines to supermarkets. Is it too late to save cash from i...

Why Trent Dalton loves Australians

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Beloved journalist and author Trent Dalton on the inspiring Australians he’s met while covering tragedy and disaster.  Find out more about The Fron...

The hunt for Australia’s next great novel

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Authors today are under pressure to go viral on TikTok in order to get published - but now there’s another way.  Find out more about The Front podc...

How Elon Musk became the bushie's friend

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Big changes in how we eat - plus, the satellite revolution in Australia’s outback. We’re live from The Australian’s Global Food Forum.  Find ou...

Is this Donald Trump 2.0?

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Days after an attempt was made on the former president’s life at a rally, Donald Trump has changed his tune – but how long will it last? Find out ...

Will Paris be Djokovic’s last stand?

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Polarising in victory, Novak Djokovic is humble in defeat - so is this the end of the Big Three? Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can r...

Trump’s courage under fire

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The moment that changes everything – a gunman shoots Donald Trump and kills a bystander. Today – what it means for the presidential race.  Find o...

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s radical take on history

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The firebrand Aboriginal leader who helped defeat the Voice on her own vision of Australia’s history - and our future.  Find out more about The Fro...

Search for Bronwyn Winfield dives deep

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian’s podcast investigation into the disappearance of Bronwyn Winfield searches a body of water near where she was last seen. Find out mo...

14 defendants face court over diabetic girl’s death

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The extraordinary 14-defendant trial for the alleged murder of Elizabeth Struhs is underway in Brisbane, with dozens of witnesses expected to be calle...

Cheng Lei on what it means to be truly free

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Cheng Lei reflects on what it means to be free, in an essay written as part of The Australian’s 60th anniversary celebrations. Find out m...

Senator’s explosive Brittany Higgins spray

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Linda Reynolds alleges Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz provided false information to some of the government’s most-senior ministers. Find out more...

The Gaza Effect on Britain’s election

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Britain’s most private PM takes office, we unpack what UK Labour’s complicated landslide means for Australia. Find out more about The Front pod...

Bruce Lehrmann’s new rape trial

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

He denies any wrongdoing – but Bruce Lehrmann will now face a jury accused of twice raping a Toowoomba woman.  Find out more about The Front podcas...

Is Biden done?

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Will Joe Biden step aside - and could he really hand the presidency to Kamala Harris?  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about...

The Vatican trial that’s stranger than fiction

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As he heads to court in Rome, a former senior Vatican official has cast suspicion on the circumstances of Australian Cardinal George Pell. Find out mo...

The Government vs Porn

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kids are being exposed to pornography on social media – and the eSafety commissioner is putting the heat on tech giants to protect them. Find out mo...

Will Michelle Obama take on Trump?

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 After a ‘demented vs deranged’ presidential debate, we size up the possible replacements for Joe Biden with foreign editor Greg Sheridan.  Find...

Bruce Lehrmann’s $2m headache

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Lehrmann has been ordered to pay $2 million in legal fees to Network Ten for the defamation action that saw him declared a rapist. Find out more...

Senator Fatima Payman goes rogue

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

First rule of Labor: vote with the party. Except if you’re Senator Fatima Payman, who has defied Anthony Albanese to vote with the Greens on Gaza. ...

Rape arrest that changed Julian Assange’s life

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As the Wikileaks founder heads for Australia, we go back to the start - two women’s allegations they were raped by Julian Assange.  Find out more a...

The real Mr Darcy set to be PM

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The intriguing backstory of Keir Starmer, UK Labour leader and PM-in-waiting, as the election looms.  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You...

Missing mum’s daughter begged for a new investigation

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chrystal Winfield didn’t want her step-father to know she’d made a formal statement to police about the night her mum, Bronwyn, vanished. Find out...

Police move on Bronwyn witness

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Big reactions from family and police after our revelation of new eyewitness testimony in the 1993 disappearance of Bronwyn Winfield.   Find out more ...

Huge twist in Bronwyn cold case

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A stunning new eyewitness account - including an alleged sighting of Bronwyn Winfield’s body - in Hedley Thomas’ investigative podcast.  Find out...

Australia’s energy debate goes nuclear

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Dutton made a major announcement about the Coalition’s nuclear ambitions – and Labor’s feelings about it couldn’t be more clear. Find ou...

When Chinese diplomats get pushy

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An extraordinary scene involving an Australian journalist and Chinese diplomats has thrown the nations’ bilateral relationship into doubt. Find out ...

Lehrmann’s bid to throw out rape case

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Queensland woman’s claim to have been twice raped by Bruce Lehrmann is heard in closed court, as Lehrmann’s KC says there’s no case to answer....

Bruce Lehrmann heads back to court

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Lehrmann is charged with two counts of rape relating to an alleged 2021 incident in Toowoomba. He’s likely to plead not guilty. Find out more ...

Chris Dawson is staying in jail

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Dawson has suffered another humiliation, losing an appeal against his conviction for the 1982 murder of his wife Lynette in 1982. Find out more ...

The miracle baby Australia doesn’t want

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A brain-injured baby rescued by an Australian charity worker has been refused citizenship by embattled Immigration Minister Andrew Giles. Find out mor...

Pandastic news for China bond

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

China’s premier Li Qiang is coming to talk trade, defence and cuddly ambassadors. So why has Albo been coy about it?  Find out more about The Front...

The mysterious death of Dr Michael Mosley

10 Jun 2024

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 here. You ...

A daring rescue mission in broad daylight

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Israel rescued four people held hostage by Hamas on Saturday. We unpack what this means for the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Find out more abo...

Peter Costello denies assault — and a fresh twist in Bronwyn podcast

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nine chairman denies knocking journalist to the ground – and Hedley Thomas reveals a chilling twist in Bronwyn podcast.  Find out more about The Fr...

Jail threat for social media execs

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Government should impose criminal penalties on social media giants that flout Australian law, says News Corp boss Michael Miller.   Find out mor...

A shocking three-decade criminal rampage

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The New Zealand-born criminal who’s been offending for three decades – and why the federal government hasn’t deported him. Find out more about T...

Giles’ drone drama, and Brittany Higgins’ big day

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The immigration disaster engulfing the federal Government is getting worse. Plus, Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz tie the knot. Find out more about ...

Swimming rebel’s act of defiance

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How officials robbed a young woman of her Olympic dream - and the truth about fellow swimmer Dawn Fraser’s 10-year-ban. Find out more about The Fron...

Inside the drama at Nine and ABC

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A senior ABC journalist rebuked by the boss, allegations flying at Nine – what’s going on in Australian media?   Find out more about The Front p...

Is this a dead minister walking?

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A fresh immigration disaster as the Government lets violent foreign criminals stay in Australia. Will the PM sack his minister?  Find out more about ...

Can Australia really defend itself?

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We can’t hire foreigners to build nuclear subs and don’t have a local workforce either – so is AUKUS doomed?  Find out more about The Front pod...

Former DPP doubles down on Bronwyn Winfield

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nicholas Cowdery told Bronwyn Winfield’s family there was “no evidence” her husband killed her – and he’s sticking by it. Find out more abou...

The billionaire vs the silk

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After 14 rollicking, scandal-riven years, Britain’s Conservatives want one more chance - but are Britons inspired by Keir Starmer’s Labour?  This...

Hedley Thomas’ new cold case podcast: Bronwyn

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Where is Bronwyn Winfield? The devoted mum has been missing since 1993 - and the man behind The Teacher’s Pet is on the case.   Find out more about...

Fatal turbulence at 37,000 feet

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nervous flyer? Maybe you should be. We explain how turbulence killed one Singapore Airlines passenger and injured dozens more in a terrifying mid-air ...

The warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A prosecutor at the UN’s criminal court seeks the arrest of senior leaders of Israel — a democracy — and Hamas, a terror group running a one-par...

The mysterious death of Iran’s brutal president

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tensions and conspiracy theories in the Middle East as an aged chopper carrying Iran’s president and foreign minister crashes in heavy fog. Find out...

The ‘scamdemic’ costing Australians billions

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Australians are losing millions to scams run out of brutal “factories” around the globe – but the attention of law enforcement is elsewhere. Fin...