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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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Russell Brand’s fake Christianity and the showbiz protection racket
Russell Brand is a convicted sexual predator. Hiding in plain sight, he boasted of his behaviour for decades – while the world laughed along. Brand’s crimes are heinous, cementing him as what The Australian’s …
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Russell Brand is a convicted sexual predator. Hiding in plain sight, he boasted of his behaviour for decades – while the world laughed along. Brand’s crimes are heinous, cementing him as what The Australian’s literary editor Caroline Overington calls a ‘bad person with bad instincts’. Today, she joins Claire Harvey to ask: to what degree is the culture that enabled him complicit?
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How the UK entertainment industry embraced Russell Brand’s predatory persona
Court shown photos from night of alleged rape in Russell Brand trial
‘Sexual predator’ Brand ‘hoped to sleep with 5000 girls’The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Jasper Leak is The Australian’s audio lead.
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Cummins v Khawaja and Warner: what the cricketers say
Pat Cummins says Usman Khawaja is “100 per cent wrong” about his allegations that the entire Australian test team knew that three members were using sandpaper on the field to tamper with the ball in 2018. The …
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Pat Cummins says Usman Khawaja is “100 per cent wrong” about his allegations that the entire Australian test team knew that three members were using sandpaper on the field to tamper with the ball in 2018. The test cricket captain addressed Khawaja’s claims about the so-called ‘sandpapergate’ scandal in an hour-long press conference on Friday morning.
Plus, Victoria Police announce they won’t criminally charge four Sydney Swans players involved in a scandal at a Melbourne hotel. The players have always maintained their innocence.
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Australian Test captain faces media over Khawaja Sandpapergate allegations
Commentary by Will Swanton: Cummins faces moment of truth as Cricket Australia boss avoids action
David Warner addresses sandpaper scandal on following Pat Cummins denial
Victoria Police clear Sydney Swans players over Pullman Hotel episode
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After Jensen Huang: why the honey trap is every boardroom's new problem
Jensen Huang has resigned effective immediately from the world's most powerful company, Nvidia, after alleged affairs with an employee and a woman American officials believe is a Chinese spy. But the so-called …
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Jensen Huang has resigned effective immediately from the world's most powerful company, Nvidia, after alleged affairs with an employee and a woman American officials believe is a Chinese spy. But the so-called honey trap is a lesson for boardrooms in Australia and around the world.
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Nvidia is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang ‘had affair with staffer’; Republicans set to subpoena Nvidia boss
Nvidia Chinese spy scandal puts $6bn of Australian retirement savings at risk
Jensen Huang’s ousting could leave Firmus and other neocloud side bets out in the cold
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 theme.
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Cricket captain Pat Cummins finally speaks on fresh ‘sandpapergate’ claims
Australian test cricket captain Pat Cummins will on Friday address allegations made by his former teammate Usman Khawaja about a notorious ball-tampering saga on Friday. Plus, The Australian reveals plans to …
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Australian test cricket captain Pat Cummins will on Friday address allegations made by his former teammate Usman Khawaja about a notorious ball-tampering saga on Friday.
Plus, The Australian reveals plans to save David Jones were drawn up months ago.
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Pat Cummins to front media over Usman Khawaja’s ‘long, full list’ of ball-tampering claims
Pat Cummins in tense exchange with wife Becky amid fallout from Usman Khawaja claims
‘It didn’t’: Mitchell Starc rejects Usman Khawaja ball-tampering claims in new book
Landlords rebuffed plan to save David Jones through staged closures
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Pants down, stolen kisses: The fall of David Walliams
After fighting all the way to the UK’s High Court to protect his identity and warning he was suicidal, the world’s most successful living children’s author and wildly popular entertainer David Walliams has lost …
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After fighting all the way to the UK’s High Court to protect his identity and warning he was suicidal, the world’s most successful living children’s author and wildly popular entertainer David Walliams has lost his legal bid to silence the media. In this episode of The Front, host Claire Harvey and The Australian’s literary editor Caroline Overington break down the lifting of reporting restrictions, the explosive allegations of predatory behavior that followed, and the wider cultural reckoning that has stemmed from his dumping by publisher HarperCollins and hot mic disaster on Britain’s Got Talent.
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Crude jokes and TV winks: David Walliams’ circle of enablers
Ice cream and wildly inappropriate jokes: my day with David Walliams
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Jasper Leak and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, and Joshua Burton.
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Revealed: the David Jones stores to close
David Jones has announced the closure of 19 stores and the shedding of thousands of jobs as FTI Consulting attempts to navigate the retailer's difficulties. Also in The Front’s afternoon headlines, documents …
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David Jones has announced the closure of 19 stores and the shedding of thousands of jobs as FTI Consulting attempts to navigate the retailer's difficulties. Also in The Front’s afternoon headlines, documents from Anthropic reveal federal government plans to consider an AI copyright 'opt out' model for Australian creators.
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David Jones to close 19 stores, thousands of jobs axed
David Jones collapse signals wider retail crisis as changing consumer habits hit stores
Anthropic reveals plan to compromise creator copyright for AI
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Usman, where’s the proof? Khawaja’s sandpaper bombshell unpacked
Usman Khawaja has re-opened Australian cricket's deepest wound, revealing in his new autobiography Sabr that the entire team knew about the 2018 Sandpaper-gate ball-tampering plot in Cape Town. With former …
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Usman Khawaja has re-opened Australian cricket's deepest wound, revealing in his new autobiography Sabr that the entire team knew about the 2018 Sandpaper-gate ball-tampering plot in Cape Town. With former teammate David Warner publicly endorsing his claims and fresh pressure mounting on current test captain Pat Cummins, does Australian cricket finally have to face a complete investigation?
Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Every other bombshell in Khawaja’s book Sabr
Damning silence as the building burns down: Andrew Webster comment
Why Cricket Australia is holding the line
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Jasper Leak and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou and Joshua Burton.
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Judge’s powerful condemnation of rapist Russell Brand
Entertainer Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison following his convictions for rape and sexual assault. Meanwhile, Qantas is cutting 850 jobs and outsourcing backend technology …
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Entertainer Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison following his convictions for rape and sexual assault. Meanwhile, Qantas is cutting 850 jobs and outsourcing backend technology work to Accenture in India as part of an increased push into automation and artificial intelligence
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Russell Brand jailed for 10 years and six months
Man accused of bashing One Nation volunteer remanded in custody until next year
Qantas lay-offs: 850 corporate jobs set to be replaced by AI in Accenture deal
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Sex, spies and Nvidia: the Jensen Huang bombshell
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an affair with a woman American investigators allege is a Chinese spy. As tech stocks slide and Washington faces calls for a congressional investigation, what does this …
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an affair with a woman American investigators allege is a Chinese spy. As tech stocks slide and Washington faces calls for a congressional investigation, what does this high-stakes espionage scandal mean for global artificial intelligence and your superannuation?
The Australian’s technology editor Jared Lynch joins Claire Harvey to break down the tech world's biggest shock, the geopolitical fallout, and why Australia is right in the crosshairs.
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Nvidia faces its supernova moment as Huang battles ‘spy’ allegations
Australia’s slow energy grid the problem, says Jensen Huang
The ‘multitrillion dollar opportunity’ in AI’s future
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Jasper Leak, who also composed our theme.
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What’s Usman Khawaja’s end game?
Today on The Front’s afternoon headlines: Usman Khawaja opens up about the 2018 sandpaper scandal in his new autobiography, accusing teammates and Cricket Australia of dodging responsibility. Plus, food prices …
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Today on The Front’s afternoon headlines: Usman Khawaja opens up about the 2018 sandpaper scandal in his new autobiography, accusing teammates and Cricket Australia of dodging responsibility. Plus, food prices could surge by seven per cent as suppliers grapple with soaring diesel and labour costs. And, rock legends including Jimmy Barnes are begging the Prime Minister to block AI companies from using Australian art and music without pay.
Read more at theaustralian.com.au
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JD Vance vs Kamala Harris: Could this nightmare come true?
JD Vance thought he had a Donald Trump-endorsed golden ticket to the White House - but after the Republicans got hammered in the midterms, it looks more like golden handcuffs. So can JD still be president? And …
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JD Vance thought he had a Donald Trump-endorsed golden ticket to the White House - but after the Republicans got hammered in the midterms, it looks more like golden handcuffs. So can JD still be president? And with the Democrats riding high, could Kamala Harris really try again? Or is it time for someone else to have a go?
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Democrats seize US congress in massive backlash against Donald Trump
Republicans eye break from toxic Donald Trump agenda
What a Democratic congress means for Trump’s foreign-policy agenda
Commentary by Cameron Stewart: Republican midterm disaster signals beginning of the end for Donald Trump MAGA era
Commentary by Cameron Stewart: JD Vance scrambles to protect 2028 presidential ambitions as Trump suffers midterm wipe-out
Commentary by Greg Sheridan: How Donald Trump crushed the Republican Party and handed power to US Democrats
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 theme.
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John Malkovich, the CIA, and Easter Island: inside Wild Horse Nine
Inside Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine: the ‘bloody buddy comedy’ taking on the Oscars.Senior reporter Sarah Elks joins host Claire Harvey on The Front to break down one of the most talked-about films of the …
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Inside Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine: the ‘bloody buddy comedy’ taking on the Oscars.
Senior reporter Sarah Elks joins host Claire Harvey on The Front to break down one of the most talked-about films of the year. Set in 1973 on the eve of Pinochet’s takeover of Chile, Wild Horse Nine follows two CIA agents—played by John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell—who find themselves on assignment on Easter Island. With a stellar cast including Steve Buscemi, Parker Posey, and Tom Waits, the movie blends dark comedy, high-stakes political intrigue, and existential questions about mortality and redemption.Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
How a $500 cheque from the ABC helped launch a Hollywood heavyweight - by Sarah Elks
Martin McDonagh has been telling the same story for years. Is the joke wearing thin? - by Nikki Gemmell
How woke politics are reshaping the Oscars - by Rosemary Neill
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.
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‘Killer cop’ says he’s ‘responsible’ for ex’s death – but ‘didn’t want to kill him’
Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon admits he’s responsible for his ex-boyfriend’s death – but claims it was a tragic accident. He’s pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder …
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Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon admits he’s responsible for his ex-boyfriend’s death – but claims it was a tragic accident.
He’s pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break-and-enter related to the 2024 deaths of TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner, flight attendant Luke Davies.
Plus, Helen Haines condition is ‘stable’, and 90-year-old woman becomes Bondi massacre’s 16th victim.
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Accused cop killer Beau Lamarre-Condon says he ‘didn’t want to’ kill ex-boyfriend Jesse Baird
Helen Haines condition changed to 'stable'
90-year-old Eva Geller dies from medical complications after being shot during Bondi terror attack
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Who killed David Jones? Inside the butchering of a beloved brand
Private equity, foreign owners, terrible service, real estate missteps, angry landlords and bemused customers: David Jones died a slow and ugly death and now we’re asking: can anyone revive this 18-year-old …
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Private equity, foreign owners, terrible service, real estate missteps, angry landlords and bemused customers: David Jones died a slow and ugly death and now we’re asking: can anyone revive this 18-year-old legacy retailer? The Australian's DataRoom columnist Bridget Carter has been breaking all the scoops and joins Claire Harvey today.
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ASX rallies; David Jones landlord Vicinity reviewing earnings guidance
The brutal private equity playbook behind David Jones’ demise
David Jones collapses into administration after private equity owner runs out of cash
The Front is presented by Claire Harvey. Jasper Leak is The Australian’s audio lead. Our team also includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Joshua Burton.
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‘I’m not a little creep’: Beau Lamarre-Condon in the witness box
Accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon is giving evidence in his own defence in his double-murder trial. He’s pleaded not guilty to murdering TV presenter Jesse Baird and Baird’s partner, flight attendant Luke …
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Accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon is giving evidence in his own defence in his double-murder trial.
He’s pleaded not guilty to murdering TV presenter Jesse Baird and Baird’s partner, flight attendant Luke Davies, at Baird’s Paddington sharehouse in 2024.
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Accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon testifies before his double-murder trial
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Billionaire’s brutal Canva shakeup: 1200 out, everyone else back in
Tech heroine Melanie Perkins calls Canva’s massive 1,200-person layoff a "refounding" of the tech unicorn. But behind the PR spin and a strict new return-to-office mandate lies a harsher reality: the threat of …
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Tech heroine Melanie Perkins calls Canva’s massive 1,200-person layoff a "refounding" of the tech unicorn. But behind the PR spin and a strict new return-to-office mandate lies a harsher reality: the threat of AI disruption, flattening growth, and a significant valuation haircut.
In this episode of The Front, Claire Harvey is joined by The Australian’s resident billionaire expert John Stensholt to cut through the spin. Is Canva’s era of innocence officially over, and what does forcing remote workers back into a $130m Surry Hills headquarters reveal about the tech industry's future?
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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey with Jasper Leak, and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou and Tiffany Dimmack. Jasper Leak composed our theme.
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Not my fault: Trump reacts to midterm walloping
Donald Trump has lost control of the Senate and the House of Representatives in the United States midterm elections, with results flowing in throughout the coming hours. The Democrats have easily retaken the …
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Donald Trump has lost control of the Senate and the House of Representatives in the United States midterm elections, with results flowing in throughout the coming hours. The Democrats have easily retaken the House and are on track for a much larger than expected victory in the Senate. Trump - who told voters to behave as if his name was on the ballot - now says it’s not his fault.
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Donald Trump, Republicans lose House, Senate to Democrats
Democrats surge towards stunning sweep of congress
Trump to Mideast: You’re on your own
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Learjet 60 crash: The incredible composure of 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras
Why did a Bombardier Learjet 60 plunge 32,000 feet a minute into a Florida road? Aviation writer Robyn Ironside joins Claire Harvey to break down the final, chilling air traffic control audio and examine the …
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Why did a Bombardier Learjet 60 plunge 32,000 feet a minute into a Florida road? Aviation writer Robyn Ironside joins Claire Harvey to break down the final, chilling air traffic control audio and examine the severe online attacks on the late 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras.
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We’re out of time: co-pilot’s haunting final message
$2 million Learjet crashes in Florida, victims named
Ice, turbulence: How the disaster happenedThis episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Jasper Leak, who also composed our theme.
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Dissent inside the RBA board about rate rise
Point of Law won the Melbourne Cup by a country mile - and rates went up just as everyone expected them to. In fact the only surprise this afternoon is that three members of the Reserve Bank Board voted against …
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Point of Law won the Melbourne Cup by a country mile - and rates went up just as everyone expected them to. In fact the only surprise this afternoon is that three members of the Reserve Bank Board voted against putting the cash rate target up to 4.85 per cent, revealing some controversy inside the board about whether they can slow inflation without wrecking the economy. Listen now to The Front’s afternoon headlines.
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Rate rise ‘to address domestic capacity pressures’, RBA governor Michele Bullock says
$170bn black hole ahead of rate call that stops a nation
RBA risks a 90s-style slump as rate hikes struggle for traction
Point of Law wins after Robbie Williams rocks Flemington
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Why do Democrats keep choosing the wrong candidates?
The midterms are on in America - and you’d expect voters to give the widely unpopular Donald Trump the kind of walloping presidents can usually expect in congressional and state elections. But the Democrats are …
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The midterms are on in America - and you’d expect voters to give the widely unpopular Donald Trump the kind of walloping presidents can usually expect in congressional and state elections. But the Democrats are fracturing over candidate choice and tactics and the Republicans can’t decide whether to embrace Trump or disavow him. Today, Cameron Stewart on what to watch in the wild ride ahead.
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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our theme.
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Pauline Hanson’s lieutenant rules out a run in 2028
Pauline Hanson’s lieutenant James Ashby turns down a run for parliament, as National Party leader Matt Canavan heads to the House of Representatives. Plus, the 27-year old Afghan refugee who will stay in …
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Pauline Hanson’s lieutenant James Ashby turns down a run for parliament, as National Party leader Matt Canavan heads to the House of Representatives.
Plus, the 27-year old Afghan refugee who will stay in Australia despite being a convicted drug courier and fraudster.
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James Ashby’s tantrums a growing problem for Pauline
Commercial drug courier wins right to stay in Australia despite reoffending risk
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BMWs and broken promises: Inside the specialist fee war
With specialist out-of-pocket costs surging by 73% since 2010, the Albanese government is pushing ahead with a mandatory website requiring medical specialists to display their fees upfront. But can price …
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With specialist out-of-pocket costs surging by 73% since 2010, the Albanese government is pushing ahead with a mandatory website requiring medical specialists to display their fees upfront. But can price transparency fix Australia's healthcare crisis, or will patients end up paying the price?
In this episode of The Front, senior health reporter Penny Timms joins Claire Harvey to break down the high-stakes war over specialist fees, why voluntary codes failed, and what this means for your next medical bill.
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Specialist fees crackdown could backfire on patients: AMA
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.
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The smart women fantasising about dragon sex
This week’s bookshop frenzy for a new romantasy title - A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas - prompts some big questions. Why are romantasy plots so silly? Why do smart women love them anyway? And …
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This week’s bookshop frenzy for a new romantasy title - A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas - prompts some big questions. Why are romantasy plots so silly? Why do smart women love them anyway? And what does it all tell us about men, women and modern love?
Come hither: The sex women want is now a $28bn empire
The self-published ‘Romantasy’ author that sparked a 9-way book auction
Stand back for the hot breath of dragon sex in Onyx Storm
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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.
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Mushroom killer likely to die in jail after freedom bid rejected
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will likely die in jail after the Victorian Court of Appeal rejected her bid for freedom and increased her sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Plus …
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Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will likely die in jail after the Victorian Court of Appeal rejected her bid for freedom and increased her sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Plus, an economist’s recession warning and Fantastic Furniture closes its last Australian factory.
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Erin Patterson loses appeal, could stay in jail until her 80s as jail term increased
Near-zero growth, recession likely as rates rise looms: HSBC
Fantastic Furniture closes Fairfield East plant to shift manufacturing to China and Vietnam
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Israel’s Arab kingmakers: Which PM will blink first?
Israel’s gloriously messy democracy has thrown up a real doozy: parliamentary elections that have two potential prime ministers both saying the other guy lost. The Australian's Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says …
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Israel’s gloriously messy democracy has thrown up a real doozy: parliamentary elections that have two potential prime ministers both saying the other guy lost. The Australian's Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says there's one thing they both agree on: they won’t go into coalition with Arab parties – and it means Israel might be heading towards another election very soon.
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Benjamin Netanyahu takes narrow lead as Israel poll shows no clear result
Israelis ‘won’t let Arabs become kingmakers’ in tight election race
Commentary by Greg Sheridan: Impossible to kill: Benjamin Netanyahu defies defeat to maintain grip on Israeli politics
Commentary by Greg Sheridan: Removing Bibi won’t end irrational hatred of Israel
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.
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ASIC to probe banks behind failed Firmus float
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is making “targeted inquiries” into the actions of the bankers behind the canned multibillion-dollar stock-market float of data-centre builder Firmus. Plus …
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is making “targeted inquiries” into the actions of the bankers behind the canned multibillion-dollar stock-market float of data-centre builder Firmus.
Plus, Australia’s Tax Commissioner has admitted he didn’t quite get how businesses use credit cards before the ATO brought in a ban on plastic.
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Corporate regulator investigates lead managers behind cancelled $44bn Firmus float
ATO ‘jumped to conclusions’ over bungled credit card ban
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Inside a casino crime wave: bags of cash, Rolexes and a $250m fine
Breathtaking criminality - and a penalty that could have been much, much higher. The casino operator Star has had a huge judgment in the Federal Court with huge implications for the rest of the gaming sector …
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Breathtaking criminality - and a penalty that could have been much, much higher. The casino operator Star has had a huge judgment in the Federal Court with huge implications for the rest of the gaming sector - and for the punters. That’s today’s story.
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Star Entertainment secures lifeline as Federal Court spreads $260m penalty over 19 months
Federal Court hits Star with $260m fine for money laundering breaches
Crown in the black as casinos under the pump
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey, and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Joshua Burton. Jasper Leak also composed our music.
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Did Israel just re-elect Benjamin Netanyahu?
Huge claims and no clear winner - yet: that’s the state of play in the high-stakes Israeli elections that have seen Arab Israeli parties emerge as the potential power players. Also in the Front’s afternoon …
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Huge claims and no clear winner - yet: that’s the state of play in the high-stakes Israeli elections that have seen Arab Israeli parties emerge as the potential power players. Also in the Front’s afternoon headlines: inflation’s up - are interest rates next?
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Israel election latest: No clear winner as count continues
Israelis vote in record numbers for knife-edge election
Albanese, Chalmers deflect blame for rising inflation, as rate hike looms
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The Australian ISIS bride accused of enslaving a 9-year-old
Among the many revolting crimes of the failed Islamist movement ISIS was the enslavement and mistreatment of women and girls. They are Yazidis, a long-persecuted ethnic minority. Now, a Yazidi woman says she …
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Among the many revolting crimes of the failed Islamist movement ISIS was the enslavement and mistreatment of women and girls. They are Yazidis, a long-persecuted ethnic minority. Now, a Yazidi woman says she was enslaved and raped as a nine year old girl in the house of an Australian woman, Hodan Abby. Abby - who’s not been proven to have done anything wrong - is still stranded in the Middle East and wants to come home. Her alleged victim, Aisha, wants Australia to hold her to account.
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‘I want justice’: Yazidi slave survivor’s plea
One Nation fails in bid to block brides’ return
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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Did the ABC hire a Hamas terrorist?
Senior ABC brass have told a Senate committee they’re investigating whether or not a journalist they used to help cover the Israel-Hamas conflict was in fact a Hamas operative. Also in today’s afternoon …
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Senior ABC brass have told a Senate committee they’re investigating whether or not a journalist they used to help cover the Israel-Hamas conflict was in fact a Hamas operative. Also in today’s afternoon headlines - the Government denies it is assisting another ISIS bride who is planning to return to Australia.
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ABC investigates whether journalist Roshdi Sarraj was Hamas terrorist
ABC news boss under fire for 'flippant' response to terror claims
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