The Front

Ric Blum’s ties to missing mum Marion Barter (Best of 2024)

02 Jan 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pagers, walkie-talkies, rockets - and next, a ground invasion? Israel turns its focus to Hezbollah.  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You ...

‘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

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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

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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

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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

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 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

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