The Front

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 insight from our newsrooms.  To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.

00:13:57 2024-03-27
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 more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or ...
00:13:24 2024-03-26
For 15 years, the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation has been transforming the lives of young people like Liam Lawford and Shakyra Garlett-Pinkie. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian...
00:11:09 2024-03-25
Anthony Albanese backs down on controversial fuel efficiency standards for petrol vehicles - so now what for the electric vehicle future?  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or o...
00:12:50 2024-03-24
As the Princess of Wales begins preventive chemotherapy, social media bosses back away from the lies and conspiracies they promoted. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The A...
00:16:32 2024-03-21
Two of The Australian’s correspondents recently travelled to Israel. In this special episode, they share their insights from the front line. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website o...
00:12:55 2024-03-20
 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 about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The A...
00:14:13 2024-03-19
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 more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on...
00:13:44 2024-03-18
The eSafety Commissioner could slap internet giants with multi-million-dollar fines if they don’t get dangerous content under control. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on T...
00:13:59 2024-03-17
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 about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The ...
00:13:38 2024-03-14
Australia’s sweariest politician - Senate crossbencher Jacqui Lambie - says Indigenous people like her have been let down by Labor and their own elders.  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australi...
00:13:54 2024-03-13
Hi Australia’s three richest women control empires worth almost $100 billion dollars – a milestone for The List, Australia’s Richest 250. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's websit...
00:14:02 2024-03-12
Palace bungling, secret sickness and the Princess at the centre of a global conspiracy frenzy. Today, how the future Queen handled a crisis.  Watch the full analysis of Princess Catherine’s photo-editing flub by The Australian’s Picture Editor Milan ...
00:14:05 2024-03-11
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 sea.  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australia...
00:13:35 2024-03-10
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. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episo...
00:13:13 2024-03-07
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 baffling crime.  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Aust...
00:13:55 2024-03-06
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 about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on T...
00:14:36 2024-03-05
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. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This ep...
00:14:14 2024-03-04
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 more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on ...
00:13:02 2024-03-03
With five successful defamation lawsuits under her belt, former federal minister Linda Reynolds is going after Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's websit...
00:13:49 2024-02-29
Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan handed down her findings in an inquest into the 1997 disappearance of Queensland mother Marion Barter on Thursday. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website o...
00:14:21 2024-02-28
Sweeping allegations of racism at the top of Northern Territory police, as an officer acquitted of murdering an Indigenous man lets rip.  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on...
00:15:30 2024-02-27
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 more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on...
00:14:31 2024-02-26
 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 talk. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian...
00:12:43 2024-02-25
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 out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website...
00:15:43 2024-02-22
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 podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s a...
00:14:54 2024-02-21
Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci unexpectedly resigned on Tuesday, making way for Amanda Bardwell after an ‘extensive international search’. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or ...
00:15:14 2024-02-20
Eleven billion dollars, new warships, and some serious artillery form the Government’s plan for a massive upgrade to Australia’s Navy fleet. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website...
00:14:21 2024-02-19
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 out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website ...
00:14:27 2024-02-18
Australia’s Border Force are scrambling to figure out how two groups of asylum seekers reached the mainland undetected in Western Australia. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website o...
00:16:37 2024-02-16
The Australian’s Janet Albrechtsen on the lawsuit brought by a former prosecutor in which she’s accused of influencing a judge’s thinking.  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's websi...
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