The Front
Episodes
The week that shook Sydney
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A week after six people were killed at Sydney’s biggest shopping centre, there are glimmers of positivity appearing across the city. Find out more...
A US Marines makeover for Defence
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A $330 billion weaponry plan to supercharge Australia’s navy and turn the army into a US Marines-style amphibious fighting force. Find out more ab...
Your burning Lehrmann questions answered
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Justice Michael Lee found Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins. We answer your questions following that epic judgement. Find out more about The Front...
Bruce Lehrmann the rapist
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brittany Higgins was raped but there was no cover-up, finds the judge, as he lets rip on Bruce Lehrmann, Lisa Wilkinson, Network Ten and Higgins herse...
When two brave women faced a killer
14 Apr 2024
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 podcast ...
Iran v Israel: what’s happening?
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Iran has launched an airstrike against Israel. Our expert Greg Sheridan explains why -- and what happens now, as Iran warns the US to stay out of it. ...
Anti-semitism close up: our correspondents live
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian has reported on the Israel-Hamas conflict in detail. Yoni Bashan and Cam Stewart share their insights in this special episode. Find out...
Why Labor can’t agree on the Middle East
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Penny Wong has gone big on the government’s support for Palestinian statehood – but it’s rattled members of the ALP’s right faction. Find out ...
Psychopathic rapist’s taxpayer-funded freedom
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fears are growing for the NDIS workers who’ll have to help Wayne Wilmot, who’s been deemed a likely reoffender with psychopathic tendencies. Find ...
How one death in Gaza changed everything
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After thousands of deaths, the loss of an Australian aid worker galvanises concern about the civilian toll of Israel’s war on Hamas. Find out more...
People smugglers’ bold new business model
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People smugglers are growing bolder and more brazen in their operations. We unpack the government’s big immigration headache. Find out more about Th...
Curtains fall again on Lehrmann defamation trial
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a wild day in the Federal Court, as the epic defamation showdown between Bruce Lehrmann and Channel Ten took another twist. Find out more about...
Auerbach claims Lehrmann was ‘on a warpath’
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TV producer Taylor Auerbach faced a tough-cross-examination and made fresh allegations and denials in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial. Find out mo...
Courtroom showdown over producer’s wild claims
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lawyers for Network Ten will call a former Network Seven producer to give evidence about what he claims he knows about Bruce Lehrmann. Find out more a...
Claim Lehrmann ‘leaked Brittany’s intimate texts’
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A win for Network Ten, as judge agrees to admit unproven claims Bruce Lehrmann leaked Brittany Higgins’ private texts with ex Ben Dillaway. Find out...
Ten’s big new claim against Bruce Lehrmann
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the defamation judgment looms, a TV network launches a last-ditch assault on Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation claim over the Brittany Higgins case. ...
Politics wins in Brisbane’s Olympic race
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Political in-fighting, cost blow-outs and a looming state election have left Brisbane’s Olympics preparations at the starting blocks. Find out more ...
The bisexual Christian causing political mayhem
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An asylum-seeker from Iran has lied about his past, says the Government, as it scrambles to kick him out and reshape the migration system. Find out ...
The bouncer who became a BHP executive
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For 15 years, the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation has been transforming the lives of young people like Liam Lawford and Shakyra Garlett-Pin...
‘Ute tax’ hits the skids
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Albanese backs down on controversial fuel efficiency standards for petrol vehicles - so now what for the electric vehicle future? Find out m...
How Princess Kate’s misery was monetised
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the Princess of Wales begins preventive chemotherapy, social media bosses back away from the lies and conspiracies they promoted. Find out more abo...
Yoni Bashan and Geoff Chambers on the Israel-Hamas conflict
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two of The Australian’s correspondents recently travelled to Israel. In this special episode, they share their insights from the front line. Find ou...
Trump takes aim at K-Rudd
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Rudd’s past criticism of his adopted home has landed him in hot water with Donald Trump. Can he survive the next election? Find out more abo...
Palestinian protesters accost a Muslim MP
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Muslim MP Anne Aly was confronted by pro-Palestine activists in Perth. We unpack what it says about Labor’s division on the Middle East. Find out mo...
Is Facebook harbouring extremists?
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The eSafety Commissioner could slap internet giants with multi-million-dollar fines if they don’t get dangerous content under control. Find out more...
Why China loves Paul Keating
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ultra-powerful Chinese diplomat Wang Yi wants to blow up our US submarine deal - and he’s hoping ex-Labor PM Paul Keating can help. Find out more ab...
Why Jacqui Lambie is f**ing furious
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s sweariest politician - Senate crossbencher Jacqui Lambie - says Indigenous people like her have been let down by Labor and their own eld...
The $100 billion women
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Australia’s three richest women control empires worth almost $100 billion dollars – a milestone for The List, Australia’s Richest 250. Find...
Is Kate’s apology a masterstroke?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Palace bungling, secret sickness and the Princess at the centre of a global conspiracy frenzy. Today, how the future Queen handled a crisis. Watch t...
Can Joe Biden save Gaza’s civilians?
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the fate of more than 100 Israeli hostages still in Gaza, as the US President and Israeli PM trade barbs and America seeks to send aid by s...
Who's winning an Oscar today?
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Old-fashioned movies are striking back - and we've got your hot tips for today's Oscars extravaganza. Find out more about The Front podcast here. Yo...
The search for Samantha Murphy
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 22-year-old man is in custody charged with murdering Victorian mum Samantha Murphy. Now the hunt for her body — and for answers about this bafflin...
Joe Hockey on Trump v Biden
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The former Australian Treasurer and Ambassador to the US weighs in on the 2024 US Presidential election, which was set on Super Tuesday. Find out more...
Sam Kerr’s big secret
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matildas superstar Sam Kerr is charged over a police encounter as racism dramas engulf our major sports. Find out more about The Front podcast here....
Exiled journo’s Beijing return
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our correspondent Will Glasgow is back in China - for the stories and the noodles - as the Communist Party tries to rescue the economy. Find out mor...
Linda Reynolds faces off with Brittany Higgins
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With five successful defamation lawsuits under her belt, former federal minister Linda Reynolds is going after Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz. Find...
Ric Blum’s ties to missing mum Marion Barter
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan handed down her findings in an inquest into the 1997 disappearance of Queensland mother Marion Barter on Thursday. Find ou...
Ex-cop Zach Rolfe goes rogue
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sweeping allegations of racism at the top of Northern Territory police, as an officer acquitted of murdering an Indigenous man lets rip. Find out mo...
What now for Beau Lamarre-Condon?
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hedley Thomas joins us to discuss the future of an alleged killer cop, as the families of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird finally get answers. Find out mo...
Where are Jesse Baird and Luke Davies?
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Police go back to square one in the search for Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, as alleged murderer, cop Beau Lamarre-Condon, refuses to t...
Who is alleged killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon?
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our reporter Liam Mendes first met cop Beau Lamarre-Condon 10 years ago. Now Beau’s accused of murdering couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Find ...
The angels of queer Australia
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From heartbreak and oppression to dignity and pride - a new home for the history and hopes of the LGBTQI community. Find out more about The Front po...
Woolies boss checks out
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci unexpectedly resigned on Tuesday, making way for Amanda Bardwell after an ‘extensive international search’. Find out ...
Is our Navy hopeless?
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eleven billion dollars, new warships, and some serious artillery form the Government’s plan for a massive upgrade to Australia’s Navy fleet. Find ...
The life and death of Alexei Navalny
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He was the Russian dissident who dared to call Vladimir Putin a criminal. We step inside Alexei Navalny’s last days in an Arctic prison camp. Find o...
Asylum seekers fly under the radar in WA
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s Border Force are scrambling to figure out how two groups of asylum seekers reached the mainland undetected in Western Australia. Find ou...
A “laughable” Lehrmann conspiracy theory
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian’s Janet Albrechtsen on the lawsuit brought by a former prosecutor in which she’s accused of influencing a judge’s thinking. Fin...
Inside the Swiftosphere
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Condon finds out what happens when life is turned upside down by a previously undetected cabal of rabid Taylor Swift fans. Find out more about...
Wilkinson victorious in legal bill battle
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Wilkinson has scored a major victory over Channel Ten in the NSW Supreme Court. Today, what clinched it for the ‘humiliated’ presenter. Fin...
Lisa Wilkinson’s beef with Network Ten
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A TV star accuses her ‘cruel’ bosses of humiliating and betraying her, as Ten resists paying her whopping legal bill in the Bruce Lehrmann case. ...
Lehrmannheimer
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Remember when Barbie and Oppenheimer collided? Today, brace for two blockbuster court hearings in the Bruce Lehrmann/Brittany Higgins saga. Find out...
Why Coles wants a discount
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation is waning – and supermarket chain Coles wants it wants suppliers to cut prices so it can pass on savings as price pressure builds. Find ou...
A grandmother’s tragic legacy
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A shocking murder may completely change how the Queensland Government and its judiciary approach juvenile crime. Find out more about The Front podcast...
The right to ignore your boss
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Unwanted after-hours emails and calls can be ignored under new Labor/Greens laws. What does it mean for business - and the economy? Find out more ab...
Cancer and the Royals
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Secrets and lies - that’s how the Royal Family historically deals with illness, from Henry VI to Queen Victoria. Today, why Charles is breaking with...
Netflix vs Albo
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s taking on the streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon – and it’s all about how much Australian content they should have to air. Fin...
Lisa Wilkinson fires back, and vale Lowitja O’Donoghue
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the judge considers his verdict in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial, the defendants file their written submissions. Plus, the passing of an Abor...
Megan Schutt’s home ground milestone
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of her 200th international match, cricket superstar Megan Schutt reflects on a career she never could have imagined. Find out more about Th...
Israel’s hope for child hostages
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The famous red-headed children kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 are still hostage in Gaza. We meet their frantic family. Find out more about The Fron...
Eagle Force to defend us from drones
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Defence scrambles to develop counter-drone warfare systems, officials seriously consider conscripting birds of prey for combat duty. Find out more ...
Aussie breakthrough on a brain cancer cure
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Experts are testing a vaccine that could effectively teach the body to attack brain tumours and improve survival rates in children. Find out more abou...
Controversial Fijian commander’s new job
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colonel Penioni Naliva has been appointed as deputy commander of Australia’s 7th Brigade – but questions about his past conduct linger. Find out m...
A journey into Gaza
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian’s correspondent Yoni Bashan, the first Australian journalist to report from inside Gaza, on the shattered landscape and human stories...
Forgotten airmen find their place in history
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The heroism of Aussie fighter pilots who perished over Denmark near the end of World War II is finally being acknowledged after 80 years. Find out mor...
What the Stage 3 shake-up means for you
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Prime Minister officially backflipped on a long-held election promise on tax reform yesterday. We unpack Albo’s huge political gamble. Find ou...
PM in the lurch as Scott Morrison leaves politics
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The architect of the controversial Stage 3 tax cuts is on the way out – and the government has a new battle to fight in Cook and Dunkley. Find out...
Labor’s great divide over tax cuts
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The controversial Stage 3 tax cuts are looming – and the government is split on the path forward. Our expert unpacks Labor’s tricky choice. Find o...
A killer cop’s tale of corruption comes to an end
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crooked cop Roger Rogerson has died. We trace his sinister demise, from promising cop to cold-blooded murderer. Find out more about The Front podcast ...
Fresh questions in a notorious poisoning mystery
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The prime suspect in a notorious poisoning case has reportedly quietly settled in Australia – and activists are calling for her to be deported. Find...
Builders go bust in record numbers
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The government’s 1.2 million-home pledge is in jeopardy as builders shut up shop. We unpack what’s driving record-breaking insolvencies. Find out ...
Plans for taming the AI beast
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our laws can’t keep up with rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technology. We unpack the government’s new plan for regulating AI. Find out ...
Penny Wong walks a tightrope in the Middle East
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has touched down in Jordan, but not everyone’s happy about her plans for a peacemaking in the Middle East. Find out more...
A Tassie girl becomes a Danish Queen
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
King Frederik and his Australian-born wife, Queen Mary, are Denmark’s new monarchs. We trace the love story that led to a low-key coronation. Find o...
The nobility of beach cricket
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, cricket non-expert and journalist Matthew Condon tries to reignite his family’s passion in the noble art of summer beach cricket, with mixed ...
The Rolling Stones rock on (Best of 2023)
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on October 20. Our music critic says Hackney Diamonds, the new album from everyone’s favourite octogenari...
Mystery of the deadly mushrooms (Best of 2023)
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on August 9. How did a peaceful family lunch turn deadly? We meet the journalist who broke the story of a m...
Ben Cousins’ return to prime-time (Best of 2023)
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on September 25. In the age of cancel culture, why Channel Seven is taking a big punt on football’s wilde...
Chris Dawson convicted again (Best of 2023)
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on June 29. She was a vulnerable 16-year-old girl, groomed by her teacher. Now AB has been vindicated, as w...
Paul McCartney doesn’t want to seem bossy (Best of 2023)
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on August 4. At 81, the songwriter who defined a century is on his way to Australia, as a new generation co...
At home with Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (Best of 2023)
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on October 18. The firebrand Senator's parents Bess Price, a former cabinet minister, and her husband, teac...
The saga of the Titan sub (Best of 2023)
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on June 22. 111 years on, the wreck of Titanic has a terrifying allure. We go inside the hunt for Titan, in...
A Shadow of Doubt lingers (Best of 2023)
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on May 19. Journalist Richard Guilliatt reveals what he believes after years investigating a family sex-abu...
Brad Haddin reflects on a huge year in cricket
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former vice captain Brad Haddin reflects on Australia’s World Cup wins, cricket’s Olympics berth, and the retirement of one of the game’s greats...
What’s ethical in Aboriginal art? (Best of 2023)
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on April 12. Glorious art, desperate poverty and the ethics of black-white relations collide in an investig...
Lin-Manuel Miranda loves Bluey, too (Best of 2023)
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on March 7. ‘Hamilton’ creator - and Bluey fan - Lin-Manuel Miranda on his hip-hop heroes and the show ...
Conversations with a conman (Best of 2023)
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Front originally aired on February 2 Amateur sleuths searching for missing mum Marion Barter turned up a link to conman Ric Blum -...
The beauty of the Boxing Day Test
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cricket great Brad Haddin reflects on the excitement and the nerves of the Boxing Day Test as Australia and India take to the turf at the MCG. Find ou...
Bruce Lehrmann’s case: ‘Brittany’s small lies snowballed’
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The plaintiff’s closing submissions in the federal court defamation trial - and what if the judge finds they did have sex? Find out more about The...
Lisa Wilkinson and Ten’s final pleas
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What the judge is thinking - and what the defence lawyers say as Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation action nears its end in the Federal Court. Find out mor...
All the Lehrmann evidence you missed
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Bruce Lehrmann v. Network Ten defamation trial reaches a crescendo, we break down the crucial moments of evidence so far. Find out more about T...
Ministers ‘ordered’ Fiona Brown to go to cops
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brittany Higgins’ former boss claims senior ministers wanted police called against Higgins’ wishes. Find out more about The Front podcast here. ...
Fiona Brown gives evidence in closed court
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a long legal fight, Fiona Brown gave evidence to a closed court in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation action against Channel Ten on Monday. Find out ...
Qantas’ big blue with sacked baggage handlers
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Transport Workers Union says Qantas has backed out of a court-ordered mediation over compensation claims worth millions of dollars. Find out more ...
How Ten ‘disappointed’ Lisa Wilkinson
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Wilkinson says she’s disappointed that Network Ten edited out some balancing detail in their Brittany Higgins story - and says she put her fait...
Lisa Wilkinson and a ‘wicked’ cover-up
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TV star says a federal government conspiracy covered up the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins, on the orders of Scott Morrison’s office. Find out m...
‘No proof’ of Higgins’ conspiracy claim
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Producer Angus Llewellyn concedes the Project had no proof to back up Brittany Higgins’ claim of a government cover-up, as Lisa Wilkinson prepares t...
BONUS: ‘West Test’ commences under a cloud of controversy
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cricket great Brad Haddin weighs in on the match that’s got everyone talking: about selection drama, fresh faces, and boardroom drama. Find out more...
Brittany Higgins’ secret tapes
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Covert recordings – new and old – make a giant splash in the Bruce Lehrmann/Network Ten defamation trial. Find out more about The Front podcast ...
Brittany Higgins’ mum recounts ‘worst nightmare’
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brittany Higgins’ parents have told the Federal Court about the moment their daughter disclosed her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann. Find out more ab...
Lip-reader up in Lehrmann trial, and Palasczcuk’s fall
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins allegedly said at the bar, and Annastacia Palaszczuk’s shock resignation. Find out more about The Front pod...