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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page-one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter, and behind-the-scenes insights from our newsrooms.

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Today · 3 min
Cop ‘sized up body-bag’ before murders
The jury in the double murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon has seen CCTV footage allegedly showing the former NSW Police officer gauging the size of a surfboard bag he’d allegedly later use to conceal the body of his former partner. Read more: Lamarre-Condon surfboard bag purchase before alleged murders among 14,000 hours of CCTV footage in murder case Task force to undertake ‘rapid’ probe of ‘unacceptable’ Medicare breach by OpenAI agent Commentary by Eric Johnston: Medicare hack couldn’t have come at a worse time for AI See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Yesterday · 10 min
‘Super intelligence’: Trump’s AI slapdown for Albo
The Trump administration has delivered a withering take-down of Anthony Albanese’s proposed tech regulations, but the PM says it’s about handing control back to Australians. Back in Sydney, AI evangelist Andrew Charlton vowed to protect Australian creativity while reaping the rewards of the data centre boom. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our theme. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Yesterday · 3 min
Murder victim was ‘petrified’ of cop, court hears
Jesse Baird’s ex-boyfriend told the murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon the TV presenter was “petrified” by Lamarre-Condon’s alleged social media posts. The former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. The New South Wales Supreme Court trial is expected to run for around three months. Read more: ‘Has a gun’: Jesse Baird’s ‘petrified’ warnings of ex Beau Lamarre-Condon before alleged murders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tuesday · 12 min
Our energy grid can’t power AI data centres. Do we need nuclear?
We love solar - maybe a bit too much. We’re about to embrace data centres - but can our grid cope? And can we finally talk about nuclear again? Today The Australian’s Energy Nation forum tackles the big energy policy questions - and we’re setting the scene with chief business correspondent Perry Williams. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. AI data centres face green power mandates and location bans near homes and schools Anthropic signs mega data centre deal in Queensland AGL tells NSW its electricity network reforms proposed for data centres should reuse existing high-capacity connections Snowy Hydro sits on contractor cost review for three months amid blowout fears This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tuesday · 7 min
‘Killer cop’ Beau Lamarre-Condon claims victim shot himself
Hear our re-enactment of words spoken in the trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, who says he accidentally shot his former lover Jesse Baird and then struggled with Baird's boyfriend Luke Davies, who fatally shot himself in the melee. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder. Read more: Rolling coverage: Lamarre-Condon says victim shot himself Alleged killer expressionless as victims’ families weep See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday · 13 min
‘You won’t exist’: Inside the murder trial of ex-cop Beau Lamarre-Condon
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon made a last-ditch bid to plead guilty to the manslaughter of his former boyfriend Jesse Baird - but the Crown rejected that, and is pressing ahead with a prosecution of Lamarre-Condon for the murders of Baird and his new partner Luke Davies. Lamarre-Condon is pleading not guilty. Today, we’re re-enacting the words spoken in court. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Lamarre-Condon ‘stalked victim’ before alleged murders This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday · 2 min
Forty years of deficits ahead: Intergenerational Report
Budget deficits for the next 40 years and fewer births than deaths: that’s the confronting forecast from the Government’s intergenerational report. Plus, AFL fans to fork out thousands of dollars for Grand Final flights and KIIS FM’s new breakfast presenters are revealed. Read more: Deficits for the next 40 years and a shrinking, ageing Australia in Jim Chalmers’ intergenerational report Airlines cash in as Brisbane and Perth AFL fans face $3000 Melbourne flights See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sunday · 17 min
Diana’s brother or King Charles: who’s telling the truth?
Shocking allegations against the King, raised by his once brother-in-law: it’s the new royal drama centred on the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. So why is Charles Spencer choosing this moment, 29 years later, to accuse King Charles? And what does it mean for Diana’s sons? Jacquelin Magnay joins us from London. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. ‘Like a lottery winner’: Earl Spencer accuses King Charles of elation after Diana’s death Charles Spencer details explosive Princess Diana funeral row with Prince Charles in new memoir Earl Spencer v King Charles - the battle for Diana’s legacy This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Friday · 15 min
Is Ed Sheeran too big for the keffiyeh crowd to cancel?
Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour collapsing over Gaza certainly wasn’t on our bingo card. After opening act Macklemore chanted 'Free Palestine' at a New Jersey gig, he was dropped from the lineup - sparking a mass exit of the remaining support acts. Now, fans are left wondering: can the tour even go on? Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. ‘You don’t get to decide’: Macklemore’s axing should be welcomed The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Friday · 2 min
Care of Indigenous children to be scrutinised at national summit
Shocking failings in the care of Indigenous children will be explored at a national roundtable of ministers and First Nations leaders in Perth next week. Plus, Reserve Bank boss Michele Bullock warns of further rate rises and international travellers held up by a smart-gate glitch. Read more: National roundtable to be held on Indigenous child safety crisis RBA warns of rate hikes, inflation ‘risks’ Border Force manually processes travellers as airport e-gate outage hits holiday rush See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 17 · 19 min
‘Daddy, get out’: A war correspondent’s incredible escape
How do you find your way back to happiness after watching your friends die? For veteran Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who sustained life-threatening injuries in a Russian strike while reporting from Ukraine, his wife and daughters lit the way. Today, Benjamin Hall shares his remarkable story – and why there’s only one thing he’d change. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. ‘Daddy, get out’: War correspondent Benjamin Hall reveals how daughter saved him in Ukraine This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 17 · 2 min
Labor’s crackdown on student and holiday visas
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke unveiled the government’s plan to reduce net overseas migration to 75,000 people per year in a speech at the National Press Club on Thursday. Plus, the US interest rates are raised for the first time in three years and Route 666 roars towards its 100th anniversary. Read more: Students and backpackers targeted in Labor’s migration plan US Fed chairman Kevin Warsh puts inflation first with US rate hike America’s legendary Route 66 roars back to life ahead of 100th anniversary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 16 · 13 min
The desperate fight to save a 10-year-old terror victim
The Bondi Beach massacre revealed flaws in Australia’s paediatric trauma preparedness, with surgeons and nurses revealing in The Australian their deeply moving struggle to save the life of a 10-year-old girl. Now the NSW Government is creating a new paediatric trauma unit to prepare for the next major crisis. In today’s episode, how a state has coped in the aftermath of Bondi’s antisemitic rampage. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Inside the emergency room battle for Bondi’s youngest victim: Sydney medicos speak for the first time This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 16 · 4 min
Ed Sheeran’s tour implodes amid antisemitism row
Ed Sheeran’s United States tour has caused an almighty political and cultural ruckus after the rapper Macklemore announced his support for Palestine at a concert on September 5. Today - how superstar singer Pink, a powerful football team owner and a lineup of artists have clashed over accusations of antisemitism and censorship. This afternoon headlines episode of The Front is hosted by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak. Read more: Brendan O'Neill: Spare us from sanctimonious keffiyeh-wearers Ed Sheeran’s American tour implodes after support acts and his band quit in solidarity with Macklemore See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 15 · 13 min
Is Albo about to hand Big AI everything it wants?
The Albanese Government is actively considering changing copyright law so that artificial intelligence companies can train their models here, by ingesting all of human knowledge. The idea is to make us all more productive, and supercharge our economy with a data centre building boom. But to get there, Anthony Albanese would have to break his promise to musicians, artists and writers to protect their copyright – and back down on his vow that all data centres should run on green energy. Would the compromise be worth the pay-off? Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Leaked Cabinet documents reveal secret ‘opt out’ AI plan OpenAI’s ultimatum: dilute creatives’ rights or we won’t discuss renewables Nvidia, Anthropic, OpenAI wooed by Labor for data centre spending blitz Commentary by Caroline Overington: Hand it all over to big AI tech? Content? Not at all. Outraged The 13 things you need to know about AI This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our theme. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 15 · 4 min
Pauline Hanson apologises for ‘primitive’ slur
Pauline Hanson says doesn’t want to upset anyone and regrets comments where she called Aboriginal people ‘primitive’. Plus, Apple introduces age verification on its devices in Australia. Read more: Hanson sorry for ‘most primitive’ slur Apple now requires Australians to prove their age for 18+ apps and content See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 14 · 17 min
Pauline’s smash-and-grab: is anyone handling it right?
Launch an attack, then watch while your opponent looks like the bad guy: Pauline Hanson and One Nation get the headlines while the major parties flail for the right response. Today, Dennis Shanahan on how the ‘politics of resentment’ are playing out. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Barnaby Joyce’s backs One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s criticism of PM’s mum Barnaby Joyce questions Anthony Albanese’s ‘log cabin’ tactic after Hanson’s attack on late mother One Nation leader Pauline Hanson calls Indigenous Australians ‘most primitive race’ How Ben Roberts-Smith and a cartoon led to Andrew Hastie’s biggest strike on Pauline Hanson This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 14 · 2 min
Employers on notice after millions recovered for unpaid workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered almost half a billion dollars in unpaid wages and entitlements for more than 180,000 workers in the 2025-26 financial year. Plus, Victoria’s ‘pothole crisis’ claims the life of a motorcycle club president, and Jordan Petaia returns to the Wallabies. Read more: Big employers behind almost half of $453 million in recovered unpaid wages Victoria’s pothole peril claims life of beloved motorcycle club president Analysis by John Ferguson: Victoria’s multi-billion dollar pothole crisis blamed on years of government neglect Wallabies call up Jordan Petaia three years on from last cap See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 13 · 16 min
The Poisoned Wife – and a cop who didn’t buy her husband’s story
Journalist Hedley Thomas joins us with a special insight into where his blockbuster podcast investigation The Poisoned Wife is heading. After the 1986 murder of Rosslyn McQueen, the Homicide Squad rolls into tiny Lockwood, Victoria to question husband Ray, who is infatuated with a teenage girl - and the police interview changes everything. He suspects a neighbour of poisoning his wife Ros. Meanwhile, Ray’s attention is focused on a vulnerable 17-year-old girl. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Husband accused of murder sent ‘strange’ neighbour to find poisoned wife Poisoned wife Rosslyn McQueen feared husband was having an affair with babysitter McQueen marriage under ‘considerable stress’ due to finances, friend told police This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 11 · 15 min
The doco turning Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes into a horror baddie
Production house A24 released a trailer this week for You Can See Everything that broke the internet. A24 is known for horror, while host Nathan Fielder is famous for comedy. Together, they promise an intimate look into Elizabeth Holmes’ final 36 days of freedom, in a documentary bound to be more than the sum of its parts. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. You can view the trailer for You Can See Everything here. The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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