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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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00:13:35
2024-03-10
Old-fashioned movies are striking back - and we've got your hot tips for today's Oscars extravaganza.
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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.
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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.
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00:14:36
2024-03-05
Matildas superstar Sam Kerr is charged over a police encounter as racism dramas engulf our major sports.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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00:14:54
2024-02-21
Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci unexpectedly resigned on Tuesday, making way for Amanda Bardwell after an ‘extensive international search’.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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00:16:06
2024-02-15
Matthew Condon finds out what happens when life is turned upside down by a previously undetected cabal of rabid Taylor Swift fans.
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00:14:16
2024-02-14
Lisa Wilkinson has scored a major victory over Channel Ten in the NSW Supreme Court. Today, what clinched it for the ‘humiliated’ presenter.
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00:13:15
2024-02-13
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.
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00:13:51
2024-02-12
Remember when Barbie and Oppenheimer collided? Today, brace for two blockbuster court hearings in the Bruce Lehrmann/Brittany Higgins saga.
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00:10:25
2024-02-11
Inflation is waning – and supermarket chain Coles wants it wants suppliers to cut prices so it can pass on savings as price pressure builds.
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00:13:10
2024-02-08
A shocking murder may completely change how the Queensland Government and its judiciary approach juvenile crime.
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00:13:43
2024-02-07
Unwanted after-hours emails and calls can be ignored under new Labor/Greens laws. What does it mean for business - and the economy?
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00:13:47
2024-02-06
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 tradition.
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00:16:23
2024-02-05
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.
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00:12:45
2024-02-04
As the judge considers his verdict in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial, the defendants file their written submissions. Plus, the passing of an Aboriginal legend.
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00:11:04
2024-02-02
On the eve of her 200th international match, cricket superstar Megan Schutt reflects on a career she never could have imagined.
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00:12:11
2024-02-01
The famous red-headed children kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 are still hostage in Gaza. We meet their frantic family.
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00:11:34
2024-01-31
As Defence scrambles to develop counter-drone warfare systems, officials seriously consider conscripting birds of prey for combat duty.
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00:12:38
2024-01-30
Experts are testing a vaccine that could effectively teach the body to attack brain tumours and improve survival rates in children.
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00:10:54
2024-01-29
Colonel Penioni Naliva has been appointed as deputy commander of Australia’s 7th Brigade – but questions about his past conduct linger.
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00:16:29
2024-01-28
The Australian’s correspondent Yoni Bashan, the first Australian journalist to report from inside Gaza, on the shattered landscape and human stories beyond the fence.
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00:17:19
2024-01-25
The heroism of Aussie fighter pilots who perished over Denmark near the end of World War II is finally being acknowledged after 80 years.
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00:12:45
2024-01-24
The Prime Minister officially backflipped on a long-held election promise on tax reform yesterday. We unpack Albo’s huge political gamble.
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00:13:23
2024-01-23
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.
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00:12:42
2024-01-22
The controversial Stage 3 tax cuts are looming – and the government is split on the path forward. Our expert unpacks Labor’s tricky choice.
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00:13:35
2024-01-21
Crooked cop Roger Rogerson has died. We trace his sinister demise, from promising cop to cold-blooded murderer.
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00:12:51
2024-01-18
The prime suspect in a notorious poisoning case has reportedly quietly settled in Australia – and activists are calling for her to be deported.
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00:11:17
2024-01-17
The government’s 1.2 million-home pledge is in jeopardy as builders shut up shop. We unpack what’s driving record-breaking insolvencies.
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00:12:27
2024-01-16
Our laws can’t keep up with rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technology. We unpack the government’s new plan for regulating AI.
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00:14:19
2024-01-15
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has touched down in Jordan, but not everyone’s happy about her plans for a peacemaking in the Middle East.
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00:15:19
2024-01-14
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.
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00:14:12
2024-01-11
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 results.
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00:10:51
2024-01-10
This episode of The Front originally aired on October 20.
Our music critic says Hackney Diamonds, the new album from everyone’s favourite octogenarians, is astoundingly good.
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00:10:59
2024-01-09
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 most-baffling case.
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00:11:45
2024-01-08
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 wildest man.
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00:14:08
2024-01-07
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 wife-killer Chris Dawson is found guilty.
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00:15:27
2024-01-04
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 comprehends his pure musical genius.
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00:14:19
2024-01-03
This episode of The Front originally aired on October 18.
The firebrand Senator's parents Bess Price, a former cabinet minister, and her husband, teacher Dave Price, on a remarkable family story.
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00:11:48
2024-01-02
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 the abyssal blackness of the North Atlantic.
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00:14:28
2024-01-01
This episode of The Front originally aired on May 19.
Journalist Richard Guilliatt reveals what he believes after years investigating a family sex-abuse nightmare for top-rating podcast Shadow of Doubt.
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00:09:56
2023-12-31
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.
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00:16:05
2023-12-28
This episode of The Front originally aired on April 12.
Glorious art, desperate poverty and the ethics of black-white relations collide in an investigation into how Aboriginal art is really made.
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00:13:01
2023-12-27
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 that made him a superstar.
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00:10:42
2023-12-26
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 - so our reporter Dave Murray gave Blum a call.
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00:07:12
2023-12-25
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.
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00:19:36
2023-12-22
The plaintiff’s closing submissions in the federal court defamation trial - and what if the judge finds they did have sex?
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00:19:23
2023-12-21
What the judge is thinking - and what the defence lawyers say as Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation action nears its end in the Federal Court.
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00:30:02
2023-12-20
As the Bruce Lehrmann v. Network Ten defamation trial reaches a crescendo, we break down the crucial moments of evidence so far.
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00:25:56
2023-12-19
Brittany Higgins’ former boss claims senior ministers wanted police called against Higgins’ wishes.
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00:24:34
2023-12-18
After a long legal fight, Fiona Brown gave evidence to a closed court in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation action against Channel Ten on Monday.
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00:13:00
2023-12-17
The Transport Workers Union says Qantas has backed out of a court-ordered mediation over compensation claims worth millions of dollars.
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00:07:26
2023-12-15
Lisa Wilkinson says she’s disappointed that Network Ten edited out some balancing detail in their Brittany Higgins story - and says she put her faith in Ten’s legal department and producers.
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00:19:16
2023-12-14
TV star says a federal government conspiracy covered up the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins, on the orders of Scott Morrison’s office.
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00:10:10
2023-12-13
Producer Angus Llewellyn concedes the Project had no proof to back up Brittany Higgins’ claim of a government cover-up, as Lisa Wilkinson prepares to enter the witness box.
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00:08:18
2023-12-13
Cricket great Brad Haddin weighs in on the match that’s got everyone talking: about selection drama, fresh faces, and boardroom drama.
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00:23:04
2023-12-12
Covert recordings – new and old – make a giant splash in the Bruce Lehrmann/Network Ten defamation trial.
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00:21:48
2023-12-11
Brittany Higgins’ parents have told the Federal Court about the moment their daughter disclosed her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann.
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00:14:39
2023-12-10
What Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins allegedly said at the bar, and Annastacia Palaszczuk’s shock resignation.
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00:18:46
2023-12-07
First-hand accounts of the events surrounding an alleged rape in Parliament - and surprising new details of Brittany Higgins’ payout.
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00:18:38
2023-12-06
A witness claims she saw Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins passionately kissing and touching. Plus, cricket’s divided over test series selections.
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00:19:03
2023-12-05
In the final moments of her cross-examination, Brittany Higgins said the Commonwealth conceded it had failed in its duty of care to her.
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00:12:02
2023-12-04
The case of Bruce Lehrmann v Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson - enters a third week with a big decision on evidence Lehrmann wants to introduce.
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00:12:45
2023-12-03
Babies are the latest group caught up in a silent epidemic that’s claiming young lives and pushing our public health system to the brink.
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00:18:21
2023-11-30
In the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial, the defence’s star witness admits lies and inconsistencies but insists she was raped in Parliament House.
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00:20:21
2023-11-29
Star witness Brittany Higgins has given tearful evidence about the night she says she was raped by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann.
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00:13:50
2023-11-28
Dr Matthew Collins KC and Sue Chrysanthou SC have made their opening submissions in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case. We unpack what it means.
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00:22:17
2023-11-28
Bruce Lehrmann has left the witness box after days of gruelling cross-examination. In this bonus episode, we untangle the trial so far.
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00:18:10
2023-11-27
Bruce Lehrmann has been grilled in court about his conflicting statements – but he won’t be questioned by Lisa Wilkinson’s representative.
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00:12:39
2023-11-26
The first hostages freed as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on the weekend. Plus, the WBBL goes it alone at the SCG.
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00:16:16
2023-11-24
A tough cross-examination by Network Ten’s barristers sees defamation plaintiff Bruce Lehrmann grilled in the Federal Court.
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00:14:45
2023-11-23
Bruce Lehrmann has been cross-examined for the first since he was accused of rape. Plus, why everyone’s losing it over Larrimah.
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00:13:52
2023-11-22
Israel’s Anat Shoshany, 25, grieves her murdered grandpa David and prays her hostage grandmother Adina will be freed.
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00:13:14
2023-11-21
A ‘de facto rape trial’ kicks off today for the man determined to prove he’s innocent of Brittany Higgins’ allegations.
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00:11:44
2023-11-20
Inside cricket’s long road to glory - and why moribund Australian rugby just keeps getting it wrong.
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00:10:25
2023-11-19
A year after three people were killed in an ambush, the promised national gun register is tied up in bureaucracy and funding fights.
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00:12:49
2023-11-16
Angry customers, a furious government and now a grumpy parent company - Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin fronts a Senate inquiry today.
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00:16:20
2023-11-15
Compensation claims loom as the High Court frees stateless offenders including murderers and rapists, and the Government scrambles to respond.
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00:12:12
2023-11-14
Teachers will be given detailed instructions for classroom management by the government as bad behaviour escalates. How did it come to this?
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00:15:58
2023-11-13
What’s the point of gladhanding world leaders if you can’t brag back home? Anthony Albanese’s political dilemma, with Dennis Shanahan.
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00:13:28
2023-11-12
Death threats and violent protests swell in Australia as Gaza’s civilian emergency grows. Chief international correspondent Cameron Stewart joins us.
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00:15:43
2023-11-09
A 29-year-old Israeli Air Force major’s account of fighting terrorists and saving lives on October 7.
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00:11:21
2023-11-08
Cricket will return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a century in 2028. We unpack what it means for the future of the game.
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00:12:51
2023-11-07
Police are investigating inflammatory sermons by Islamic preachers in Sydney. Today, how a new war gave local jihadists a dangerous boost.
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00:14:16
2023-11-06
PM Anthony Albanese met with President Xi Jinping in Beijing. We unpack what it means for the future of Australia’s relationship with China.
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00:13:03
2023-11-05
Our expert unpacks why Queensland’s under-fire DNA lab destroyed thousands of crime-scene samples – and why we’re only hearing about it now.
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00:22:09
2023-11-02
Labor hardens its position on the Israel-Hamas war, warning Israel risks losing the world’s support.
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00:15:14
2023-11-01
A decision to dramatically overhaul DNA testing in Queensland could have jeopardised thousands of cases. We unpack why no-one’s copping to it.
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00:11:43
2023-10-31
Australia will face England in the first test since the Ashes on Saturday. We unpack what to expect after an unpredictable ODI World Cup run.
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00:21:36
2023-10-30
War in the Middle East is underway – but not as expected. Our correspondent unpacks why Israel changed tack in its mission to destroy Hamas.
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00:13:58
2023-10-29
A fresh inquiry into Queensland’s DNA lab starts in Brisbane today. What to expect - and why survivors of sex crimes have new reason to hope.
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00:12:16
2023-10-26
Name suppression is lifted over unproven sexual assault charges against Bruce Lehrmann. Plus, Yes advocates on the possible way forward.
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00:10:25
2023-10-25
Seven alleged kingpins to face court over a giant alleged money laundry.. Today, the inside story of what got the cops suspicious.
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00:16:05
2023-10-24
Over 200 people are being held hostage by Hamas, Ohad and Raz Ben Ami among them. We hear of their daughter’s desperation to find them.
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00:13:38
2023-10-23
Meg Lanning took two big breaks from the game that propelled her to international stardom. We unpack what to expect from her return.
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00:13:47
2023-10-22
Anthony Albanese lands in the US today on a mission to extract the AUKUS submarines deal from a frozen Congress.
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00:11:09
2023-10-19
Our music critic says Hackney Diamonds, the new album from everyone’s favourite octogenarians, is astoundingly good.
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00:12:44
2023-10-18
Terrified Israelis are acquiring guns and ammunition as trust in law enforcement fades. We unpack the lasting cultural impact it could have.
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00:14:16
2023-10-17
The firebrand Senator's parents Bess Price, a former cabinet minister, and her husband, teacher Dave Price, on a remarkable family story.
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00:16:10
2023-10-16
A Federal Court judge found the ABC defamed Heston Russell. We unpack how the ABC lost the defamation battle – and went to war with itself.
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00:18:59
2023-10-15
The Voice to Parliament failed at the referendum. Our political expert unpacks where we go from here on reconciliation and recognition.
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00:12:32
2023-10-12
Australians will vote on an Indigenous Voice on Saturday, October 14. To help you make an informed decision, we’ve got all the arguments for and against.
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00:14:27
2023-10-11
As many panicked Israelis flee, thousands are returning home. From the streets of Tel Aviv, Yoni Bashan reports on what their future holds.
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00:12:18
2023-10-10
Winston Peters is poised for a triumphant return to government October 14. Our New Zealand expert unpacks his colourful 50-year career.
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00:17:17
2023-10-09
Our expert Cameron Stewart on how everyone responds to a fresh war in the Middle East, including Lebanon, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, the United States and Saudi Arabia.
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00:12:50
2023-10-08
Hamas killed or injured thousands in a surprise attack on Israel. Our expert unpacks how the Gaza militants’ deadly plot went undetected.
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00:12:13
2023-10-05
The sensational fraud trial of former cryptocurrency golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried. We unpack what it means for the future of crypto.
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00:14:20
2023-10-04
The Queensland government will reopen an inquiry into its troubled DNA lab after new evidence of flawed automated testing processes emerged.
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00:13:25
2023-10-03
Between the lines with our two superstar journos: Hedley Thomas’ memoir The Teacher’s Pet and Trent Dalton’s novel Lola in the Mirror.
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00:11:45
2023-10-02
The Australian Federal Police is losing dozens of officers every month – and the police union says it’s because pay is on a downward spiral.
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00:12:49
2023-10-01
Mortgage fatigue is preventing Australian borrowers from getting a better deal on their loans – and it’s costing them thousands of dollars.
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00:13:54
2023-09-28
Queensland will knock the GABBA down in 2025 – and it could make the Brisbane Lions a premiership-winning team without a homeground.
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00:14:42
2023-09-27
Jacinta Allan is Premier after a chaotic caucus meeting – but the real challenge is ahead of her. We unpack a wild 24 hours in politics.
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00:14:42
2023-09-26
The female frontrunner for Victoria’s top job – and what Daniel Andrews’ departure means for struggling opposition leader John Pesutto.
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00:14:08
2023-09-25
Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled the Working Future white paper yesterday. We unpack what it means for inflation and the underemployed.
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00:11:55
2023-09-24
In the age of cancel culture, why Channel Seven is taking a big punt on football’s wildest man.
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00:12:45
2023-09-21
Anthony Albanese calls a 12-month inquiry that won’t examine curfews, school shutdowns, padlocked playgrounds or Premiers. Why not?
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00:13:19
2023-09-20
An ad agency helps youth climate activists lure friends and family into clicking a recipe link that secretly skews their news feeds.
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00:15:02
2023-09-19
Not in my back yard – Labor’s heartland isn’t happy about wind farms or giant cables as we transition to renewables.
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00:19:28
2023-09-18
Indigenous boy Benny, 11, desperately wants to live with the white foster parents who’ve cared for him since infancy - but authorities have other plans.
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00:13:29
2023-09-17
A government inquiry has sparked fresh interest in the disappearance of Eloise Worledge – but experts say it doesn’t go far enough.
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00:18:28
2023-09-15
Grey, shrunken and hiding his face, Chris Dawson is sentenced for unlawful carnal knowledge of a schoolgirl. Hedley Thomas joins us.
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00:55:15
2023-09-14
In this special episode, No campaigner Jacinta Nampijinpa Price tells The Australian’s Great Voice Debate the referendum should be defeated.
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00:14:26
2023-09-13
Is the No campaign racist? Accusations and fiery ripostes amp up the emotion as we near referendum day. The question ignites a passionate dispute as campaigning heats up
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00:12:46
2023-09-12
Two months in, experts are worried about Australia’s world-first decision allowing psychedelics to be used in treatment of mental illnesses.
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00:12:18
2023-09-11
Daylight assassination, forbidden love and a shocking tomb raid: welcome to Melbourne’s wild new underworld battle.
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00:12:15
2023-09-10
The US wants us to step up - so why does Australia cancel space deals and keep secrets from our closest ally?
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00:45:39
2023-09-07
Hedley Thomas, Claire Harvey and David Murray reveal how our smash-hit podcasts get made.
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00:14:45
2023-09-06
Two leading Yes campaigners are taking a different tack ahead of the Voice referendum. We unpack if it’s a sign of bigger things to come.
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00:50:28
2023-09-05
In this special episode, Noel Pearson makes the case for voting Yes on October 14 – and says a ‘soft no’ could become a powerful Yes vote.
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00:13:42
2023-09-04
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue empire is bleeding high-level executives. Our expert unpacks the divisive vision that’s driving the mass exodus.
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00:14:31
2023-09-03
The government’s ‘You’re The Voice’ campaign could win over one of the referendum’s toughest demographics. We unpack how they pulled it off.
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00:14:23
2023-08-31
A most uncharacteristic backdown from Australia’s most audacious CEO, Alan Joyce, as Qantas faces turbulence all over the radar.
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00:11:45
2023-08-30
A big new warning about our energy supply - and why this summer is crunch time for the renewable revolution.
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00:13:41
2023-08-29
As the PM descends on gritty Elizabeth in Adelaide to set the date of the Voice referendum, David Penberthy unpacks its chances.
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00:11:36
2023-08-28
Ordinary Ukrainians tell of elation and doubt as they process Kremlin claims about the death of feared Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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00:13:45
2023-08-27
Queensland’s Premier went on holiday as speculation about the future of her leadership swirls. We unpack what’s waiting for her on home soil.
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00:13:38
2023-08-24
The youngest and least experienced Republican presidential candidate rattles his rivals in a US candidates’ debate haunted by the ghost of Donald Trump.
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00:11:56
2023-08-23
Scrounging, shoplifting and simply refusing to shell out: how shoppers are handling the crazy cost of food and drink.
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00:13:20
2023-08-22
Shocking violence escalates in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands, as we find out what’s stopping Australia rushing to PNG’s aid.
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00:12:48
2023-08-21
Infant formula companies reel as Chinese fertility plummets - so why aren’t babies booming, and what does it mean for Australian exporters?
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00:14:07
2023-08-20
The Business Council of Australia has unveiled a new plan for overcoming Australia’s economic woes and setting us up for the future.
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00:13:43
2023-08-17
Anthony Albanese pledges 10,000 jobs to avoid a humiliating AUKUS moment at Labor’s explosive national conference.
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00:11:48
2023-08-16
How the fall of Kabul triggered a new wave of Afghan asylum-seekers, and what the federal Government’s going to do about it.
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00:13:25
2023-08-15
Forged signatures and footing the bill: why allegations of branch stacking are mounting against one of Dan Andrews’ closest allies.
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00:13:35
2023-08-14
Resources Minister Madeleine King and mining magnate Gina Rinehart weighed in on the future of the regions at The Australian’s Bush Summit.
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00:16:03
2023-08-13
What if there was a simple solution to one of Australia’s toughest problems - getting Indigenous kids to stay in school and go to uni?
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00:14:00
2023-08-10
Can the Matildas back up their World Cup dream run in tomorrow night’s quarter final? Our expert thinks they’re only just getting started.
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00:14:12
2023-08-09
A record $10.2 billion CBA profit - and $10.4 million for the CEO - might make your blood boil. Here’s how to get your slice of the cash.
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00:11:11
2023-08-08
How did a peaceful family lunch turn deadly? We meet the journalist who broke the story of a most-baffling case.
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00:13:52
2023-08-07
Pro-Voice campaigners celebrate as WA dumps a law that was supposed to protect Aboriginal heritage - but just caused more problems.
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00:13:04
2023-08-06
The citizenship of Australians affiliated with Islamic State could be reinstated thanks to a curious legal loophole. We unpack what it means.
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00:15:54
2023-08-03
At 81, the songwriter who defined a century is on his way to Australia, as a new generation comprehends his pure musical genius.
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00:13:19
2023-08-02
Indigenous leaders have long spoken about Treaty. It’s in the Uluru Statement. So why is it now the word that can’t be spoken?
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00:17:32
2023-08-01
A teenager taken to ISIS territory when he was just 10 was presumed dead - but now it appears he may be alive and in a Syrian jail.
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00:12:55
2023-07-31
How to make things fairer for women without discriminating against men? Big law firms are grappling with the same problem as Barbie.
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00:12:17
2023-07-30
Critical defence talks have produced a number of landmark deals between Australia and the US – and one has us turning our eyes to the skies.
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00:12:13
2023-07-27
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, takes on another ultra-rich family over iron ore mining billions from the Pilbara. So - who really deserves the spoils?
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00:12:59
2023-07-26
Rugby Australia’s bold new ad campaign sees Eddie Jones take on the doubters - but where are all the players?
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00:14:07
2023-07-25
Shankari Chandran - who also happens to be a human rights lawyer and a mother of four - wins the Miles Franklin award.
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00:11:59
2023-07-24
Beijing’s fury over Covid-19 saw Australian exporters banned and punished - but it barely made a blip on our economy. Why not?
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00:14:29
2023-07-23
Labor’s left moves to condemn the AUKUS subs deal and recognise Palestine at the party’s brawl-a-thon national conference.
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00:13:56
2023-07-20
There’s a national security risk lurking on our rooftops - solar technology made by Chinese-owned companies with direct links to Beijing.
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00:14:05
2023-07-19
Dan Andrews’ 2026 Commonwealth Games cancellation has thrown the event’s future into doubt. We break down the political and sporting disaster.
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00:18:31
2023-07-18
Is the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament hopeful, or scary? We decode the opposing camps’ official referendum pamphlets.
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00:10:32
2023-07-17
Australian soldiers killed in a WW1 battle were identified using DNA analysis. Now, they’ll be laid to rest by newly discovered relatives.
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00:11:28
2023-07-16
One year after Roe v Wade was overturned, Labor is making bold moves to improve access to safe and legal medical abortions in Australia.
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00:13:02
2023-07-13
Nicola Forrest rockets up the Richest 250 list after splitting her wealth from husband Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest. So what next?
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00:09:29
2023-07-12
Experts have found a new way to combat phone scammers – and it’s powered by Artificial Intelligence. We unpack how the novel technology works.
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00:11:00
2023-07-11
Tech giants have had their say on new laws designed to combat misinformation on the internet. We unpack what it means for our lives online.
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00:11:55
2023-07-10
Anthony Albanese is in Lithuania for today’s NATO summit. Our expert unpacks invitation’s significance in this tense geopolitical moment.
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00:12:00
2023-07-09
The government is moving to advance the rights of union delegates at work. Our expert unpacks what it means for workers and their employers.
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00:11:02
2023-07-06
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil is in hot water over a tweet about Donald Trump Jr. Could it cause a diplomatic headache down the line?
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00:12:58
2023-07-05
The Opposition wants RBA governor Philip Lowe to stay put. We unpack what it means for the Reserve Bank – and who else is in the running.
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00:11:02
2023-07-04
As claims of cheating threaten to overshadow the third Ashes test, our experts unpick how a legendary cricket rivalry turned political.
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00:11:45
2023-07-03
The National Anti-Corruption Commission is open for business – and a tax scandal at PriceWaterhouseCoopers represents its first big test.
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00:11:29
2023-07-02
Australia could avoid a recession thanks to a mega migration surge. Our experts break down what else to expect from the new financial year.
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00:00:35
2023-06-30
The Australian's global smash-hit podcast Teacher's Pet returns for Australian audiences on July 1.
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00:15:37
2023-06-29
Gladys Berejiklian says her toe-curling chats with ‘I’m the boss’ boyfriend were no big deal.
Plus, a tactical cop who didn't witness Australia's worst massacre. Hear our interview with mystery man Christophe Glasl.
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00:14:05
2023-06-28
She was a vulnerable 16-year-old girl, groomed by her teacher. Now AB has been vindicated, as wife-killer Chris Dawson is found guilty.
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00:02:42
2023-06-28
Christopher Michael Dawson has been found guilty of carnal knowledge of a complainant who was his student at Cromer High School in 1980.
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00:13:08
2023-06-27
It’s a big day for convicted murderer Christopher Michael Dawson. We down what to expect from today’s carnal knowledge verdict.
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00:14:52
2023-06-26
It was the revolution that wasn’t. Our expert breaks down days of high drama in Russia’s capital and what it means for Vladimir Putin.
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00:10:57
2023-06-25
Investigators are seeking a secret court file from Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial. So, what does it mean for the former soldier?
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00:12:22
2023-06-22
A war of words has erupted over the DPP’s decision not to charge police over their alleged involvement in Victoria’s storied Lawyer X saga.
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00:12:30
2023-06-21
111 years on, the wreck of Titanic has a terrifying allure. We go inside the hunt for Titan, in the abyssal blackness of the North Atlantic.
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00:14:07
2023-06-20
Embattled federal Liberal MP Warren Entsch denies wrongdoing over grants to his wife.
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00:15:28
2023-06-19
As Senators fire up over the Voice debate, our national editor Dennis Shanahan says a ‘no’ vote would shatter and divide the nation.
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00:14:44
2023-06-18
Head knocks are finally taken seriously by sports - or are they? We examine the handling of superstars Tom Trbojevic and Robbie O’Davis.
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00:11:17
2023-06-15
Senator Lidia Thorpe has doubled down on allegations she was made to feel unsafe in Parliament. Plus, The Teskey Brothers’ “slow tour”.
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00:10:55
2023-06-14
Victoria’s aged care sector is struggling to service nurse-to-patient ratios. What does it mean for the government’s 24/7 election promise?
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00:15:17
2023-06-13
The judge in the carnal knowledge trial of Chris Dawson has retired to consider her verdict. We break down how both sides closed their cases.
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00:10:44
2023-06-12
The government is facing a tough two weeks in Parliament as the furore surrounding a tranche of text messages gathers steam.
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00:13:04
2023-06-11
A tranche of text messages raised serious questions over who knew what and when in Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation against Bruce Lehrmann.
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00:13:18
2023-06-08
Wife-killer Chris Dawson won’t call witnesses or give evidence in his trial for sex with a schoolgirl. Plus, Brittany Higgins’ payout.
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00:08:57
2023-06-07
Concerns that AI could replace jobs or entire industries are rising. We look at the reality of artificial intelligence at work.
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00:10:44
2023-06-06
Acquaintances and investigators have shed light on Chris Dawson’s alleged interactions with the complainant in his carnal knowledge trial.
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00:11:04
2023-06-05
Chris Dawson’s twin brother Paul joined in the ‘grooming’ of a schoolgirl, a court hears. Plus, Kathleen Folbigg is pardoned.
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00:10:34
2023-06-04
The testimony of Chris Dawson’s accuser has wrapped up. We break down what comes next in the convicted murderer’s carnal knowledge trial.
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00:10:39
2023-06-01
Complainant AB, the former wife of convicted killer Chris Dawson, angrily rejects questioning by the defence in carnal knowledge trial.
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00:10:17
2023-05-31
Chris Dawson’s ex-wife and accuser bursts into tears in the witness box, as he watches from a cell at Long Bay jail.
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00:12:41
2023-05-30
Hedley Thomas joins us as convicted killer Chris Dawson hears his second wife describe him as a predator who abused her as a schoolgirl.
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00:15:33
2023-05-29
Murderer Christopher Michael Dawson is back before the courts, this time pleading not guilty to unlawful sex with a 16-year-old schoolgirl.
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00:11:07
2023-05-28
Sam Kerr is in career-defining form. Our expert says she could put the Matildas on the path to glory at the World Cup in July.
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00:12:23
2023-05-25
Power bills will jump by hundreds of dollars per year from July 1. Our expert unpacks what’s driving the Default Market Offer increase.
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00:12:49
2023-05-24
ABC bosses admitted they were slow to act on racist abuse of Stan Grant. We unpack what happens when social media and news reporting meet.
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00:12:11
2023-05-23
Covid left Victorians a $31b debt hangover, and while the Opposition busies itself with infighting, Premier Dan Andrews hunts for savings.
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00:10:05
2023-05-22
A senior officer’s explosive evidence has further exposed the deep rift between Police and the ACT’s Director of Public Prosecutions.
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00:13:06
2023-05-21
A new deal that will see Australian companies take a slice of Washington’s $369bn Inflation Reduction Act. Our expert breaks the deal down.
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00:15:05
2023-05-18
Journalist Richard Guilliatt reveals what he believes after years investigating a family sex-abuse nightmare for top-rating podcast Shadow of Doubt.
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00:11:40
2023-05-17
Australia’s recycling system is buckling under ever-increasing demand – and we’re still making our waste someone else’s problem.
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00:13:13
2023-05-16
The former manager of Queensland’s troubled DNA lab is still in a job almost six months after its catastrophic failings were exposed.
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00:11:32
2023-05-15
Rock-climbers, bushwalkers and traditional custodians: the messy clash of cultures when parks like Wollumbin get locked up.
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00:11:40
2023-05-14
A new government report has exposed systemic failings in Australia’s school system. Experts say going back to basics could solve them.
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00:12:36
2023-05-11
The Brittany Higgins drama keeps rolling, as ACT DPP Shane Drumgold rains bombshells at a sensational Board of Inquiry hearing.
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00:11:41
2023-05-10
There’s a lot to be gleaned about the government – and the Prime Minister – from the way it spends its money. Expert Dennis Shanahan explains.
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00:14:23
2023-05-09
Political guru Paul Kelly’ leads our analysis of a Budget that shakes up bulk billing, welfare, energy and family budgets -- so can Labor change to match?
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00:07:21
2023-05-09
All the news from Jim Chalmers’ budget, with a big improvement in the forecasts, a mini-surplus -- and a risk of waking the inflation dragon.
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00:11:58
2023-05-08
An inquiry into the ACT’s criminal justice system is underway. Day one delivered drama and a surprise appearance by Bruce Lehrmann.
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00:11:54
2023-05-07
Business leaders are pulling out all the stops to entice employees back to the office. But do they risk losing talent to get bums in seats?
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00:14:35
2023-05-06
Happy and glorious - a new King of Australia is crowned, with the love of his life by his side. A special bonus episode live from the Coronation.
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00:12:41
2023-05-04
A flaky, crusty baking economy is burgeoning across Australia - and it’s even threatening to topple the pub crawl.
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00:10:27
2023-05-03
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed aged care will receive the biggest boost of any sector in the May 9 budget. Is it enough to save it?
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00:13:34
2023-05-02
Our experts weigh in on whether the government’s crackdown will keep vapes out of kids’ hands and put Big Tobacco in its place.
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00:10:01
2023-05-01
Newly minted NDIA chair Kurt Fearnley gives his first interview about how the NDIS should be funded – and what it should pay for.
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00:12:00
2023-04-30
The Australian’s cartoonist Johannes Leak shares how Barry Humphries showed up for his late father, Bill Leak, in more ways than one.
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00:12:53
2023-04-27
Author Sarah Holland-Batt wins the prestigious Stella Prize for her portrait of a remarkable father. Plus, how to win Ed Sheeran’s guitar.
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00:10:20
2023-04-26
The government will today release a comprehensive review of Australia’s migration system. Our expert says big changes could be on the way.
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00:13:25
2023-04-25
Political guru Paul Kelly shares withering insights into a presidential race that will define America’s future - and our own.
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00:13:54
2023-04-24
Much talk of strike power, but no new cash or gear - our experts say the Defence Strategic Review leaves many questions unanswered.
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00:08:23
2023-04-24
The Defence Strategic Review calls for onshore weapons-building, long-range strike capacity, fuel security and a new focus on deadly force.
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00:12:11
2023-04-23
Police say they now believe convicted fraudster Ric Blum was spotted with missing Queensland woman Marion Barter shortly before she vanished.
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00:06:08
2023-04-22
Iconic comedian and entertainer Barry Humphries has died, aged 89. We take a look at the life of one of Australia’s most-enduring performers.
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00:14:13
2023-04-20
The Defence Strategic Review is due to drop any day now. Our expert explains what it is, who wrote it, and why we desperately need it now.
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00:13:22
2023-04-19
A magazine is under fire for printing an AI-generated “interview” with Michael Schumacher, but our experts say it’s not panic stations – yet.
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00:14:00
2023-04-18
The Liberal Party is in the midst of an historic downward spiral, but our experts say smart policy decisions could help them turn it around.
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00:13:15
2023-04-17
An inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s trial will cover significant legal ground – but it’s not a de facto retrial of the former Liberal staffer.
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00:14:31
2023-04-16
After the triumph of the Bushmasters, Ukraine is begging Australia for Hawkei vehicles - so why won’t we hand them over?
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00:14:22
2023-04-13
Vegan holy oil and non-binary language, as a very modern monarch meets thousand-year-old coronation tradition.
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00:13:29
2023-04-12
A controversial chokehold has been linked to the deaths of at least four men. So why is Queensland Police the only force still using it?
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00:16:51
2023-04-11
Glorious art, desperate poverty and the ethics of black-white relations collide in an investigation into how Aboriginal art is really made.
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00:12:02
2023-04-10
A complete ban of TikTok is a very real possibility, says our tech editor. That’s good news for dentists busy fixing DIY tooth treatments.
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00:10:11
2023-04-09
The ‘lipstick index’ has given way to the ‘sneaker index’ – and it could explain our spending habits in times of financial hardship.
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00:22:57
2023-04-06
A special live event with our defence experts Greg Sheridan, Cameron Stewart and Ben Packham.
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00:13:38
2023-04-05
The indictment of Donald Trump has sent American politics into uncharted territory – and it’s got Australia worrying about AUKUS.
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00:14:57
2023-04-04
As the RBA chills for a minute, we find out if renters, landlords and households can finally get a break.
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00:14:46
2023-04-03
From his deathbed, revered Yolngu leader Yunupingu held the PM to his promise of a Voice with real power - but can the nation agree?
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00:04:28
2023-04-03
A towering figure: Yunupingu, the revered Gumatj leader who transformed Arnhem Land and Australia in seven decades of activism.
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00:11:57
2023-04-02
One of Australia’s most-perplexing cases of child abuse is back in the spotlight thanks to The Australian’s new investigative podcast.
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00:10:50
2023-03-30
A convicted murderer will appeal his life sentence, arguing crucial evidence may have been missed by Queensland’s troubled DNA lab.
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00:13:38
2023-03-29
Lifting wages has become a personal quest for Anthony Albanese - so how will falling inflation and Tuesday’s RBA meeting affect our pay?
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00:11:45
2023-03-28
What the safeguard mechanism means for the environment, industry, and households as Labor’s signature climate policy passes into law.
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00:07:20
2023-03-28
Mark “Spudd” Carroll has opened up about his CTE diagnosis as it’s revealed NRLW players are more susceptible to concussion than men.
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00:13:26
2023-03-27
A lack of transparency around Dan Andrews’ surprise trip to China has many questioning what’s on the Victorian Premier’s overseas agenda.
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00:13:00
2023-03-26
New NSW Premier Chris Minns has shared his priorities for his first days in the job. Plus, Paula Fox fronts up for her first interview at 85.
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00:13:21
2023-03-23
From shy to shameless, the definitive line-up of Australia’s richest people. Billionaire-whisperer John Stensholt on our Richest 250.
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00:11:15
2023-03-23
High emotion in Canberra as the Prime Minister and Indigenous leaders release their wording for a referendum question on the Voice to Parliament.
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00:16:19
2023-03-22
Crucial details of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the balance as Dennis Shanahan unpacks big questions of power and precedence.
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00:14:41
2023-03-21
A generation after the dotcom bust, tech jobs are vanishing again - so why aren’t wages falling, and what happens to ‘work from anywhere’?
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00:15:41
2023-03-20
As banking reels from Credit Suisse’s crisis, we look at its old rivalry with rescuer UBS and how it wasted billions on an Australian farmer.
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00:12:18
2023-03-19
Sweet, cheap, nicotine-fuelled vapes have kids addicted, and now doctors, retailers - and tobacco companies - want governments to act.
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00:07:40
2023-03-17
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann makes new claims about behind-the-scenes events in the Brittany Higgins case.
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00:14:17
2023-03-16
What happens to Aboriginal kids who are fostered by white families? A story that goes right to the heart of Australia’s most sensitive conversation.
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00:12:12
2023-03-15
Tough new NRL concussion rules in a huge win for The Australian’s podcast investigation Head Noise, where superstars broke their silence.
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00:16:14
2023-03-14
As the ghost of John F Kennedy is summoned in San Diego, political guru Paul Kelly says we must brace for a Chinese scare campaign.
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00:08:33
2023-03-14
The political power plays behind today’s $200 billion AUKUS extravaganza, as Anthony Albanese faces China’s fury.
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00:13:17
2023-03-13
The Academy Awards hit every diversity target with a new generation of superstars - but is it all too safe?
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00:12:07
2023-03-12
First Roald Dahl, now Enid Blyton. The Famous Five series is purged of phrases like ‘shut up’, ‘don’t be an ass’ and ‘idiot’ - but why?
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00:12:39
2023-03-09
Where will we find expert crew for epic voyages in Australia’s new nuclear subs - to be borrowed, bought and built in a huge US-UK deal?
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00:13:24
2023-03-08
Journalists will attempt to convince a judge Bruce Lehrmann really did rape former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, despite his denials.
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00:14:26
2023-03-07
Victoria’s hard Covid lockdown was fuelled by secret taxpayer-funded polling that told Premier Daniel Andrews a tough approach was winning votes.
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00:14:17
2023-03-06
‘Hamilton’ creator - and Bluey fan - Lin-Manuel Miranda on his hip-hop heroes and the show that made him a superstar.
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00:12:53
2023-03-05
The Redcliffe Dolphins scored a first-round victory over the Sydney Roosters at Suncorp Stadium as the concussion debate raged off the field.
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00:14:01
2023-03-03
Bernard Salt - the avocado toast guy - crunches the Census numbers to discover Australia’s top 36 towns. Find out if yours makes the cutSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
00:41:39
2023-03-02
A special live event with our national chief correspondent Hedley Thomas, creator of The Teacher’s Pet and Shandee’s Story.
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00:11:55
2023-03-01
The Albanese government has launched a review of Australia Post after the national service posted its first financial loss in almost a decade.
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00:14:03
2023-02-28
Anti-Voice campaigners say Facebook and Google are censoring their side of the referendum debate.
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00:13:46
2023-02-27
The Royal Australian Air Force has demanded drones be added to its arsenal after years of inaction on unmanned aircraft.
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00:13:25
2023-02-26
The terrible family secret that shocked rocker Tommy Emmanuel out of a drug spiral, and a new strike agency to fight cyber crime.
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00:13:20
2023-02-23
Guilt-free cling wrap, bricks made of pollution and giant emitters cleaning up their act: it’s our annual Green Power List 2023.
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00:12:48
2023-02-22
Rachel Perkins, the director of Bran Nue Dae, turns full-time activist to persuade Australians to back the Voice.
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00:15:22
2023-02-21
Big ideas are afoot for superannuation - so what price will we pay for the investments we believe in? Wealth editor James Kirby is here.
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00:11:22
2023-02-20
Amateur sleuths searching for missing mum Marion Barter turned up a link to conman Ric Blum - so our reporter Dave Murray gave Blum a call.
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00:11:48
2023-02-19
A series of extraordinary events has threatened to bring down athletics champ Peter Bol. Can his reputation ever recover?
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00:12:57
2023-02-16
UK Labor the unlikely winner as Scotland’s left-wing leader Nicola Sturgeon quits amid the wreckage of independence and trans rights campaigns.
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00:13:35
2023-02-15
Billionaire children’s author and cultural lightning rod JK Rowling cries ‘witch-hunt’, as a new Hogwarts video game defies trans boycott attempts.
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00:13:17
2023-02-14
Religious schools fear proposed reforms will destroy faith-based education. Plus, Indigenous experts save livestock in natural disasters.
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00:14:41
2023-02-13
Labor hails the “humanity” of its long-awaited move to axe refugees’ temporary protection visas but there’s a people-smuggler warning.
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00:12:57
2023-02-12
The government is taking a new approach to closing the gap on Indigenous health outcomes. Plus, the OCD treatment that’s against the law.
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00:13:50
2023-02-09
A crunch looms for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, as mental health and autism costs blow out, says business guru Ticky Fullerton.
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00:11:51
2023-02-08
The government is reviewing almost 1000 Chinese-manufactured cameras across hundreds of sites as Beijing’s surveillance games come to light.
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00:12:51
2023-02-07
Amid calls for a royal commission on asylum-seeker treatment, Labor plugs a Nauru-sized legal hole.
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00:13:34
2023-02-06
Treaty or Voice? As First Nations leaders split on the detail, Dennis Shanahan breaks it all down.
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00:13:28
2023-02-05
The sudden popularity of weight-loss drugs is driving a much larger conversation about how we treat obesity in the long-term.
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00:11:30
2023-02-02
Amazon Australia’s head of operations turns a tragedy into a tale of leadership and resilience. Plus, the Vogel Literary Prize returns.
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00:13:28
2023-02-01
Cricket diplomacy as India stalls Usman Khawaja’s entry, and how Australia beat HIV.
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00:11:49
2023-01-31
As Indigenous leaders and students launch a new push for the Voice, we meet 13-year-old Darrius on the streets of Alice Springs.
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00:13:23
2023-01-30
Public hospitals are buckling under the pressure of worker shortages and increased demand, with just three providing a mandated level of care.
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00:12:45
2023-01-29
Australia will establish a High Commission and logistics hub worth $185 million in the Solomon Islands. Plus, Adam Bandt’s first day back.
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00:10:06
2023-01-26
Youth detention centres in Queensland are at capacity. This has resulted in children being locked up in adult watch houses, breaching the department’s own policy which dictates that children should be out of their rooms for a minimum of 12 hours a day.
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00:06:37
2023-01-25
South Australian mother and documentary filmmaker Taryn Brumfitt has been named Australian of the Year for 2023.
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00:13:18
2023-01-24
The Northern Territory town of Alice Springs is in the midst of a crime wave that’s seen more than 300 arrests made in a matter of weeks.
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00:13:13
2023-01-23
Increasing welfare could cost big bucks, but the Treasurer says it’s a question of values. Plus, Annastacia Palasczczuk’s big first day back.
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00:11:57
2023-01-22
The Albanese will roll out a new “blended” funding system in what represents the biggest overhaul to Medicare since its inception.
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00:12:19
2023-01-19
The return of international students is exacerbating an already overburdened rental market. Plus, the true cost of mental healthcare cuts.
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00:13:06
2023-01-18
The devil is in the detail with the Government’s Voice to parliament. Plus, flood victims are still waiting for support.
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00:12:48
2023-01-17
Researchers have drawn a crucial link between kidney disease and diabetes. Plus, a retired Queensland cop lets rip on the public service.
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00:13:35
2023-01-16
Australia’s ammunition black market is thriving thanks to a 20-year-old legal loophole. Plus, the chatbot that could be headed for court.
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00:13:06
2023-01-15
Our brutal rental market is forcing desperate tenants to stretch themselves ever thinner. Plus, rock lobster goes under the radar in China.
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00:11:37
2023-01-12
Australia’s surgery backlog is expected to balloon to 500,000 people this year, but can struggling hospitals ever clear it?
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00:13:40
2023-01-11
The unexpected passing of Cardinal George Pell has prompted grief and reflection across the globe, but he leaves a complex legacy.
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00:12:59
2023-01-10
The government yesterday unveiled its proposal for a safeguard mechanism. Plus, former Top Gun Daniel Duggan fights extradition in court.
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00:15:15
2023-01-09
The battle over an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has intensified.
In Queensland, the Palaszczuk government has shared the contact details of more than 240,000 of its public servants to unions since it was elected.
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00:13:48
2023-01-08
Convicted terrorist Haisem Zahab will return to Young when he’s released from prison this year. Plus, where we’ll be dining in 2023.
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00:11:29
2023-01-05
A new report shows 7 in 10 aged care homes are operating at a financial loss, putting crucial care for our most vulnerable in jeopardy.
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00:10:19
2023-01-04
The pandemic changed workwear forever. As we swap ties for trainers, and employers attempt to lure the trackpant- clad workforce back in the office - could office workers be seeing the end of the power suit?
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00:13:11
2023-01-03
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine – among other things – is hitting Australians right in the hip pocket, and relief is a ways off yet.
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00:12:21
2023-01-02
There’s a good chance someone you know is reading one of Colleen Hoover’s novels this summer. Plus, the titles to put on your to-read list.
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00:11:43
2022-12-28
“Gaslighting” might be used in a very modern way, but the 2022 Word of the Year has roots in Old Hollywood.
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00:13:41
2022-12-28
Many of those displaced by floods in Lismore are still without a roof over their heads – while others snap up real estate on the floodplain.
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00:12:46
2022-12-27
The investigation into what happened following a NT helicopter crash is one of the year’s most intriguing stories – and it’s not over yet.
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00:12:39
2022-12-26
Cricket Australia has missed a number of crucial deadlines as the race to secure a new TV broadcast deal heats up.
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00:07:29
2022-12-25
The Australian has today released a progressive summer cookbook featuring contributions from some of the nation’s best-loved creatives.
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00:12:57
2022-12-22
An alleged drug lord has appeared in Melbourne’s Magistrates Court following a decade on the run. Plus, a Don Watson’s Christmas essay.
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00:12:32
2022-12-21
The ACT government has announced an inquiry into the trial of Bruce Lehrmann. Plus, our biggest Native Title settlement faces legal action.
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00:13:44
2022-12-20
Is Kevin Rudd’s US ambassadorship the government’s biggest gamble yet? Plus, a Port Arthur survivor on why we need a national gun register.
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00:13:25
2022-12-19
The government’s star-rating system for aged care homes has rolled out. So, how does it work? Plus, how AI is changing uni assessments.
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00:11:46
2022-12-18
Criminal charges are inevitable after a shocking pitch invasion by soccer spectators. Plus, deciphering the Elon Musk playbook.
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00:14:43
2022-12-15
Energy bill relief is on the way - so do we have to junk our gas appliances? Plus, the revolution begins in forensic science.
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00:12:20
2022-12-14
Ex-ministers Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash were muzzled during mediations which resulted in a multi-million-dollar payout for Brittany Higgins.
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00:13:23
2022-12-13
Commissioner Walter Sofronoff KC has delivered a damning assessment of the Queensland forensics lab that bungled thousands of cases.
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00:12:43
2022-12-12
COVID-19 is ripping through the nation’s aged care homes ahead of Christmas. Plus, The White Lotus comes to its grisly conclusion.
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00:12:52
2022-12-11
What bosses really think of the Labor government’s newest workplace push. Plus, a revolutionary test to diagnose head trauma.
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00:12:13
2022-12-08
A grieving daughter honours her brilliant father in ‘The Jaguar’, The Australian’s Book of the Year.
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00:11:50
2022-12-07
Netflix propels the Sussexes into King Charles’ nightmares, in a classically Windsor moment. What’s the fallout, and how does KCIII react?
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00:12:12
2022-12-06
Covid-infected PM working from his sick-bed to fix a barney with the States over energy bills. We go deep on who wants what, and why.
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00:13:01
2022-12-05
Scottish electrician Mark Green has suffered another setback in his bid for permanent residency.
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00:13:48
2022-12-04
Who to cheer for now - and why World Cup defeat might be good for us. Plus, the bungling that broke one grieving family.
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00:04:20
2022-12-02
Chris Dawson has been sentenced for murdering his wife Lyn in the case made famous by our podcast The Teacher’s Pet.
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00:12:56
2022-12-01
Murderer Chris Dawson sentenced today. No new trial in the Brittany Higgins matter. Plus, Chicago Bull Luc Longley buys the Sydney Kings.
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00:14:54
2022-11-30
Petty politics or a poor excuse? Political editor Simon Benson on Morrison’s multiple ministries censure. Plus, a Hamish victim sues ANZ
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00:12:52
2022-11-29
The debate over a Voice to Parliament goes supersonic, with slurs flying between highly respected Indigenous figures
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00:13:36
2022-11-28
Northern Territory police have issued an arrest warrant for Outback Wrangler Matt Wright. Plus, the government’s big energy plans.
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00:14:15
2022-11-27
Coalition and Teals in disarray as Dan Andrews sweeps Victoria. Plus, how much health info do we really want?
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00:13:03
2022-11-24
Veteran political journalist Paul Kelly reflects on Gough Whitlam’s legacy as the 50-year anniversary of his election as PM approaches.
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00:13:23
2022-11-23
The fierce negotiations and political posturing behind Labor’s desperate bid to get workplace reform through Parliament.
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00:15:11
2022-11-22
Silly stunts, slick messages and a Premier desperate to win a third term. We unpack the Victorian election with veteran journo John Ferguson
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00:16:05
2022-11-21
In his first interview, Australian Sean Turnell’s tale of torment and tragedy in a Burmese prison - and the friend who kept him sane.
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00:12:42
2022-11-20
Rape survivor quizzed about an unrelated crime, as Queensland’s forensic lab crisis gets even worse. Plus, is sex education making us infertile?
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00:12:31
2022-11-17
Inside the base preparing Ukrainian civilians for life on the front lines. Plus, why Bruce Lehrmann’s retrial could look different in 2023.
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00:13:06
2022-11-16
Global tensions skyrocket as missiles kill two in Poland. Foreign editor Greg Sheridan steps us through a confronting moment.
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00:13:41
2022-11-15
A pollution scandal goes next-level on prime farmland, and why officials reckon we’re already well into Covid’s 4th wave.
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00:12:06
2022-11-14
Anti-vaping laws could be bolstering a black market for e-cigarettes among young people. Plus, business travel is making a comeback.
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00:14:02
2022-11-13
Democrats’ miracle Senate win - so what now for Donald Trump and the Republicans? Plus, a murder verdict for four Russian ‘terrorists’.
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00:12:47
2022-11-10
Hedley Thomas joins us as, in prison greens, Chris Dawson faces a sentencing hearing. His daughter begs him to reveal Lyn’s remains.
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00:13:48
2022-11-09
Medibank hack gets real. Plus, an Australian’s bid to save Holocaust children’s shoes, including one marked ‘Cinderella’.
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00:13:09
2022-11-08
BNPL is dangerously tempting - but will reforms fix the problem? Plus, the Crown’s return starts a new royal history war.
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00:13:08
2022-11-07
Election returns reveal funding political funding from Climate 200. Plus, what caused deadly NT chopper crash?
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00:13:12
2022-11-06
Literary judges wade into the history feud over controversial book Dark Emu, and the US midterms’ most gripping race.
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00:13:06
2022-11-03
An Australian aeronautical engineer made the world’s best croissants - and saved herself. Plus, South Korea’s lessons from fatal Halloween crush.
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00:12:42
2022-11-02
How do we become too prickly for China to attack? Plus, Indigenous elder Marcia Langton sounds the alarm on renewables.
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00:13:43
2022-11-01
Nursing homes brace for a tidal wave of Baby Boomers. Plus, DNA lab boss Cathie Allen says she’s been unfairly painted as a ‘Disney villain’
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00:12:53
2022-10-31
Managing Scientist Cathie Allen has endured several gruelling days in the witness box. Plus, the Reserve Bank’s plans for interest rates.
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00:12:38
2022-10-30
Got a boy who doesn’t love reading? Here’s why. Plus, as soccer’s World Cup looms, so does a big PR problem.
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00:12:03
2022-10-27
Police asked to consider charging Brittany Higgins with contempt of court after the trial of her alleged rapist was aborted. Plus, Peter Dutton shreds the federal Budget.
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00:09:08
2022-10-26
The jury has returned in the Bruce Lehrmann sexual assault trial, sparked by Brittany Higgins’ allegations.
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00:11:41
2022-10-26
Sweeping reforms that will overhaul the nation’s Industrial Relations laws, plus, why the QLD Police Commissioner didn’t know about deficiencies at a government-run DNA lab.
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00:16:58
2022-10-25
We take a closer look at what's driving some of the Albanese government's defining budget decisions, including savings, expenditure, and one very scary graph.
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00:05:15
2022-10-25
Listen now: our experts’ instant take on the first Federal Budget from the Albanese government.
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00:11:31
2022-10-24
What to expect in today’s budget. Plus, John Peros pleads not guilty to assault.
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00:12:49
2022-10-23
Brace for impact as the federal budget looms. Plus, the truth about a rugby league tragedy, with Paul Green’s post-mortem revealed.
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00:11:15
2022-10-20
Liz Truss loses her job and Greens Senator demoted for dating ex-bikie boss. Plus, kangaroos as pets.
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00:12:50
2022-10-19
Anxious wait for Brittany Higgins as jury deliberates. Plus, how Australia failed the Covid test.
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00:12:16
2022-10-18
Decision day on Brittany Higgins’ rape claim. Plus, what went wrong for Liz Truss?
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00:12:50
2022-10-17
Senators Michaelia Cash and Linda Reynolds grilled in Bruce Lehrmann rape trial. Plus, floods smash food supply and livelihoods.
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00:12:59
2022-10-16
A show of strength from China’s supremo. Plus, last days of the trial sparked by Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation.
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00:12:41
2022-10-13
A former PM’s foreign policy intervention, and a journo lifts the lid on billionaire Andrew Forrest’s business.
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00:12:52
2022-10-12
Female scientists were ‘punished’ for blowing the whistle at troubled DNA lab, inquiry hears. Plus, integrity watchdog sharpens its teeth.
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00:13:43
2022-10-11
A trove of new census data paints a picture of how and where we work in a post-pandemic world. Plus, the Bali bombings, 20 years on.
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00:11:58
2022-10-10
Victoria’s anti-consorting laws have never been deployed in the state. Plus, the Queensland lab inquiry enters its second phase.
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00:13:09
2022-10-09
A startling new claim from Lyn Dawson’s daughter.
Plus, league hardman James Graham’s brain scan results.
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00:13:16
2022-10-06
Withering questioning from the barrister of accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann. Plus, the tasty secrets of a thriving bush town.
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00:14:13
2022-10-05
Brittany Higgins returns to the witness box on the second day of the trial of Bruce Lehrmann. Plus, Essendon’s new CEO’s 30-hour stint.
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00:11:14
2022-10-04
What Brittany Higgins told a friend after allegedly being raped. Plus, top bureaucrat says he was ‘misled’ by under-fire forensics lab.
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00:12:37
2022-10-03
Dozens of Australian women and children head home from Syrian detention camps. Plus, Shandee Blackburn’s ex-boyfriend launches defamation action.
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00:10:06
2022-10-02
Jury’s up for the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, pleading not guilty to raping Brittany Higgins.
Plus, Penrith snatches the NRL Grand Final
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00:12:02
2022-09-29
AGL pledges to close down its Loy Yang power station, 10 years earlier than expected. Plus, Melissa Caddick's husband gives confusing evidence at the inquest into her disappearance.
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00:13:37
2022-09-28
Queensland’s DNA lab failed to return a profile on blood-smeared glass. Plus, the National Anti-Corruption Commission is all-but a done deal.
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00:12:11
2022-09-27
The hacker behind a massive Optus data breach has made an unexpected move. Plus, The Star Casino responds to bombshell inquiry findings.
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00:13:18
2022-09-26
Managers at a Queensland DNA lab ignored scientists when changing testing protocols. Plus, Optus cops the blame for a massive data breach.
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00:12:21
2022-09-25
Queensland opens a commission of inquiry into DNA testing at the state’s main forensics laboratory after accusations its been failing victims of crime. Today, Hedley Thomas tells us how his search for Shandee’s Story led to the inquiry - and what th...
00:13:50
2022-09-22
What’s driving the scientists pushing for Kathleen Folbigg’s freedom?
Plus, the battle to pardon a 25-year-old ‘framed’ by corrupt cops.
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00:12:52
2022-09-21
Welcome to Australia. Now hand over your phone, says Border Force.
Plus, a new racism controversy blows up for the AFL.
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00:13:01
2022-09-20
A devastating indictment of forensic practices at a major lab.
Plus, the magic of Buddy Franklin.
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00:11:16
2022-09-19
Chris Dawson won’t get parole without revealing where he disposed of Lyn, under new laws.
Plus, a funeral fit for a Queen.
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00:11:44
2022-09-18
Jacquelin Magnay is the only Australian journo inside Westminster Abbey for tonight’s funeral.
Plus, an NRL legend’s concussion horror.
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00:14:50
2022-09-15
Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer from the Serial podcast, could walk free.
Plus, should we relax about ageing?
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00:12:58
2022-09-14
Ancient indigenous sacred sites and rock art could be saved from destruction by developers in a sweeping new audit - but not everyone’s happy.
Plus, NT policeman Zachary Rolfe has lost a legal fight to keep secret messages between him and other office...
00:12:54
2022-09-13
Sydney’s Star Casino has been read the riot act by the NSW Casino Commission in an inquiry that found it’s unfit to hold a casino licence.
Plus, Chris Dawson’s conviction for murder has prompted police in the Northern Territory to refer the unsolv...
00:14:15
2022-09-12
Uber-fraudster Melissa Caddick’s disappearance is in the spotlight at a coronial inquest, with fresh - and disturbing - revelations on day one.
Plus, a TV journalist faces prison for refusing to reveal a source - and what the Government is planning to...
00:14:44
2022-09-11
King Charles III orders his feuding sons - Harry and William - and their wives to put on a show of unity. So what sort of monarch will KC3 be?
Plus, rugby league legend Matthew Johns reveals he was first knocked out cold on a footy field at the age of s...
00:15:16
2022-09-09
King Charles’ III’s first words since his mother’s death.
Plus, we reveal startling new revelations about Chris Dawson’s early interactions with his teenage babysitter.
And, could the FBI be helping Donald Trump get re-elected?
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00:15:48
2022-09-08
Queen Elizabeth II, Australia’s head of state and the longest reigning monarch in history, has died.
Buckingham Palace announced the death of her Majesty at 3.30am AEST: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this evening. The King, Prince Charles and...
00:13:07
2022-09-07
NRL legend James Graham faces off with ex-Wallaby Peter FitzSimons over concussion.
Plus, why is it so easy to buy an Australian visa?
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00:13:44
2022-09-06
A beautiful gesture from the new owners of the home where Lyn Dawson lived and was probably murdered by her husband Chris Dawson.
Plus, Britain’s new Tory PM is a former anti-monarchist Liberal Democrat - so will Boris Johnson let her get on with it?
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00:12:23
2022-09-05
Hold off on surgery: that’s the advice Catholic schools are being told to give students wanting to change their gender.
Plus, a coronial inquest begins into the fatal shooting of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker by policeman Zachary Rolfe.
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00:14:37
2022-09-04
Convicted killer Chris Dawson has dementia and jail will be “much harder for him”, says his lawyer: so what sentence will he get?
Plus, a searing new podcast investigation on concussion launches today. We meet the football superstar joining The Aust...
00:14:08
2022-09-01
Prisoners are threatening to kill Chris Dawson, his lawyer tells the NSW Supreme Court, begging the judge for special protection.
Plus, Hedley Thomas joins us to reveal the podcast that started it all – The Teacher’s Pet – is back on the air.
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00:13:55
2022-08-31
The family of Lynette Dawson has called on the NSW government to follow in Queensland’s footsteps and implement no body, no parole laws.
Plus, what to expect as the government’s hotly anticipated Jobs Summit kicks off in Canberra.
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00:18:31
2022-08-30
Christopher Michael Dawson has been found guilty of murdering his wife, Lynette, in 1982. Hedley Thomas reacts to a verdict 40 years in the making.
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00:01:06
2022-08-30
Learn the fate of Christopher Michael Dawson in this special episode of The Front. Dawson was charged with murdering his wife, Lynette, who disappeared from Sydney’s Northern Beaches in 1982.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
00:13:40
2022-08-29
After 40 years, some certainty in the case of missing mum Lyn Dawson. Her husband Chris Dawson, charged with murder after the case was exposed in The Teacher’s Pet podcast, will hear his fate this morning. Today we bring you stories of Lyn from those w...
00:14:03
2022-08-28
With the verdict looming in the Teacher’s Pet murder trial, the family of missing mum Lyn Dawson asks supporters to wear pink. We find out why this case matters for justice - and for journalism.
Plus, we find out today if knockabout Australian golfer Ca...
00:12:50
2022-08-25
Politicians wrangle over a royal commission into the bungled Robodebt scheme.
Plus, kids' books by beloved author Anh Do banned in US schools.
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00:11:41
2022-08-24
A first-of-its-kind Influence Index has revealed who Australians gravitate to online – and you probably don’t know their names.
Plus, how a new union deal could super-charge Australia’s tech sector.
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00:13:02
2022-08-23
Once considered one of Australia’s worst serial killers, Kathleen Folbigg could see another inquiry into her children’s deaths foiled by her ex-husband’s refusal to cooperate.
Plus, new data reveals the conspiracy theory websites capturing the atten...
00:13:41
2022-08-22
The Buy Now, Pay Later revolution has made some Australians very wealthy - so why is the business model looking so fragile? Plus, as mourners gather in Sydney’s gangland, we hear the chilling moment Lametta Faldallah was executed.
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00:13:01
2022-08-21
As authors rally to support grievously wounded writer Salman Rushdie, we ask: did we lose the war for freedom of expression? And, a revolution in wine tourism that’s seeing visitors turned away from some cellar doors.
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00:14:05
2022-08-18
The verdict in Christopher Dawson’s murder trial is looming. The Teacher’s Pet creator Hedley Thomas joins us with his thoughts.
Plus, a literary feud over ‘the most important issue of all’.
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00:13:39
2022-08-17
The media made me do it: Scott Morrison turns defence into attack.
Plus, the devastating cancer that killed Steve Jobs and Aretha Franklin is targeted in an innovative new clinical trial.
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00:14:42
2022-08-16
Our political guru Paul Kelly’s searing assessment of Scott Morrison’s “secrecy and deception” in taking on multiple Cabinet jobs.
Plus, lost treasures from the bottom of the sea finally make their way home.
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00:14:45
2022-08-15
Even pensioners now have to pay to see a GP - so why are family doctors struggling to survive?
Plus, the secret plan that would empower bureaucrats to shut down farms, mines and resource projects.
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00:13:46
2022-08-14
Bodies in the street and morgues overwhelmed: that was Scott Morrison’s fear as Covid-19 boomed around the world.
And former Prime Minister John Howard drops bombshells from Donald Trump and the Liberal Party to Waltzing Matilda and the Voice.
Find ou...
00:15:15
2022-08-11
The young cleaner convicted of a senseless murder, and how one journo sought to find meaning in her story.
Plus, a Scottish family is appealing to stay in Australia, using the precedent of Biloela’s adopted Sri Lankan asylum-seekers, who’ve been gra...
00:14:39
2022-08-10
Serena Williams ‘evolves’ out of tennis - so what now for the sport, and one of the all-time greats?
Plus, Virginia Tapscott on what happens when a journalist exposes deep family secrets.
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00:15:01
2022-08-09
Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar stand to make - and spend - billions from a little-known share trading scheme in the next 12 months.
Plus, a Kennedy Award-nominated investigation into Queensland’s crumbling island resorts.
F...
00:14:02
2022-08-08
The NSW Government teeters over a New York job scandal, as former deputy premier John Barilaro goes on the attack.
And the Eora man Bennelong is one of the most significant figures in Australian history - so why has nothing been done to commemorate his ...
00:14:38
2022-08-07
The remarkable scientific mission to save Australian agriculture from a bee parasite, as fears grow for precious crops including almonds and millions of bees are locked down or euthanised.
Plus, the Commonwealth Games wrap up in Birmingham.
To find ou...
00:14:36
2022-08-04
Why have the Greens capitulated to Labor’s climate policy - and what do they want in return?
Plus, how an Indigenous man stolen from his mother as a toddler rediscovered his culture through art and design.
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00:14:48
2022-08-03
United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made a contentious trip to the contested island of Taiwan – but is it in her job description?
Plus, what agents of Cambodia’s repressive regime are doing in Australia.
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00:11:11
2022-08-02
One of the world’s most wanted terrorists - Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri - has been killed by US forces in a over-the-horizon operation. We unpack who Al-Zawahiri was - and what Al-Qaeda is doing in Taliban territory.
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00:15:27
2022-08-01
Wild inflation in construction prices is helping push mortgage rates up - so how did we get here?
Plus, we’re out of eggs because free-range chooks don’t like the cold - so how do we get cruelty-free omelettes that don’t break the bank?
To find ...
00:15:40
2022-07-31
As accused murderer Chris Dawson awaits a verdict in the Teacher’s Pet murder trial, we find out what happens if he’s found guilty or not guilty.
And, Kevin Rudd’s famous Mandarin-language speech in Beijing was hailed as a diplomatic triumph, but ...
00:12:48
2022-07-28
A prized collection of Australian art is under a cloud because of the WWII links of the collector, a quiet old man with a secret.
Plus, a Neighbours surprise - Kylie Minogue made a much-hyped cameo for the beloved soap’s finale, but barely uttered a wor...
00:11:31
2022-07-27
Brace for impact, says the Treasurer - so why is he talking the economy down?
Plus, all the fireworks as Dutton and Albanese go into battle.
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00:14:03
2022-07-26
Parliament’s back in Canberra and it’s high politics: old frenemies Labor and the Greens fight it out on climate. So, who’s got the upper hand?
Plus, Anthony Albanese on why an Indigenous Voice will make Australia better.
To find out more about ...
00:13:13
2022-07-25
The government is winding back the federal construction watchdog’s powers, leaving big business furious.
Plus, whatever happened to billionaire Elon Musk’s grand plans for Twitter?
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00:11:39
2022-07-24
The bush communities rescuing their local pubs to save the whole town - by making them appealing to women.
Plus, Labor ready for battle as Anthony Albanese enters Parliament as PM for the first time.
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00:04:43
2022-07-24
Chris Dawson has turned 74 - and faced another court on a charge of carnal knowledge of a schoolgirl. A special episode to bring you up to date on all the news - and introduce the lady who wouldn’t let police ignore Lyn Dawson’s disappearance.
Lis...
00:13:04
2022-07-21
‘War is lovely’: an Australian truck driver’s last message to his family from Ukraine.
And, the cold-case deaths of teenage cousins Cindy and Mona Lisa Smith, and why their mothers have new hope for answers.
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00:12:24
2022-07-20
University students will be deployed to teach in school classrooms from their first semester, in a new plan for a national education shakeup.
Sorry for messing up your mortgage, says RBA boss Phil Lowe, admitting the central bank misjudged stimulus spen...
00:13:23
2022-07-19
The beautiful island on Sydney Harbour, once home to Indigenous leaders Bennelong and Barangaroo, is at the centre of a fight over ownership.
And, why small business is desperate for immigration to kickstart.
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00:12:50
2022-07-18
A new five-yearly report has painted a grim picture of the state of the Australian environment. Plus, the stockpickers of yesteryear are making a comeback amidst one of the most volatile markets in recent memory.
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00:13:38
2022-07-17
An Australian teenage boy is dead in prison, and mothers and babies are living in desperation in a refugee camp: the legacy of ISIS. So, what can Australia do for our citizens?
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00:13:27
2022-07-14
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has big ambitions for bringing Irish-Australian tradies home. Plus, Anthony Albanese ends the Pacific Islands Forum on a high note.
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00:13:51
2022-07-13
Bikie-at-large Mark Buddle will fight like hell against his extradition from Turkey - so what’s Australian authorities’ next move?
Plus, the secretive backroom manoeuvres to choose a new British Prime Minister.
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00:11:49
2022-07-12
As Anthony Albanese jets to Fiji, the US announces a giant pivot to the Pacific.
Plus, how airlines can get through a patch of severe turbulence.
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00:13:51
2022-07-11
Christopher Dawson is on bail awaiting the verdict in his murder trial, after a dramatic final-day street encounter for the former teacher.
Plus, NSW has done it again: jobs-for-mates allegations blow up in the nation’s most colourful parliament.
To...
00:13:01
2022-07-10
A heartstopping tennis clash for the ages. Plus, a fresh roll of the dice for Crown Resorts - and billionaire James Packer.
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00:12:48
2022-07-07
Britain is looking for a new PM, as Boris Johnson quits as Tory leader and leaves the shattered party to pick up the pieces.
Plus, Wimbledon destiny awaits Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios, and so does an assault allegation. So what’s at stake for Ky...
00:12:48
2022-07-06
Chris Dawson’s missing wife Lyn might be ‘lost at sea’ like former PM Harold Holt, says the defence in the Teacher’s Pet murder trial.
Plus, fourth Covid jabs will be available to over-30s - but there’s a simple prevention measure we could all b...
00:13:27
2022-07-05
Chris Dawson is the victim of police incompetence and a wife who just abandoned him and their kids - and not a killer, the defence says in its closing address.
Plus, is it going to rain all summer too?
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00:13:10
2022-07-04
Lyn Dawson was alive and sharing wine and Jim Beam in a pub with a stranger after her 1982 disappearance - that’s the remarkable claim made by the defence’s solo witness in the Chris Dawson murder trial.
Plus, more skilled migrants are urgently needed...
00:12:47
2022-07-03
Spectacular tennis and shaken opponents - Nick Kyrgios’ mind games are working a treat at Wimbledon, where he leads four Australians into the final week. And, murder accused Chris Dawson may now begin calling witnesses to his good character - so who...
00:13:23
2022-06-30
Chris Dawson had never heard of one of Australia’s most notorious criminals, Arthur Neddy Smith, he claimed in a private phone call intercepted by police.
And a new fight with China, which says Anthony Albanese has ruined the budding reconciliation by t...
00:13:35
2022-06-29
Our electricity use will double by 2050. How do we get renewables ready to rumble? Plus, the Teacher’s Pet murder trial hears accused killer Chris Dawson’s exasperated private phone calls, mocking the police and calling investigations into missing wi...
00:14:10
2022-06-28
A special episode of The Front, featuring Hedley Thomas fresh from the witness box after his evidence in the murder trial of Christopher Dawson.
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00:15:25
2022-06-27
Journalist Hedley Thomas tells the Chris Dawson trial how he came to the view Dawson was a murderer.
And, the cashed-up Sydney and Melbourne investors distorting property markets around Australia.
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00:13:28
2022-06-26
Health watchdogs target ‘dangerous’ e-cigarettes, saying they don’t help smokers quit - but are politicians willing to take on Big Tobacco?
And the Chris Dawson murder trial finally hears evidence from investigative journalist Hedley Thomas, who...
00:14:25
2022-06-23
A self-published author makes history, shortlisted for the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award after the publishing industry rejected him. Is Donald Trump’s Republican star waning, as the January 6 riot hearings line him up for possible charges?
...
00:14:20
2022-06-22
Australian researchers’ big breakthrough on quantum computing that could solve the energy crisis and make food cheaper. And, why are the Republicans and half the Middle East unhappy with Buzz Lightyear?
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00:12:30
2022-06-21
‘Fairness’ before trans inclusion is the right path for sport, says tennis great and LGBT pioneer Martina Navratilova. The Brittany Higgins trial is delayed indefinitely by a furious judge after Lisa Wilkinson’s Logies speech. And an author accuse...
00:13:31
2022-06-20
Trans women who’ve been through male puberty are banned from elite swimming, but may be welcome in soccer. So what’s fair? Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says she was ‘surprised’ to be dumped from her beloved education portfolio, but determi...
00:13:43
2022-06-19
Energy policy is turning into Anthony Albanese’s first big test, as he battles to fix a broken system while bringing emissions down. Plus, Australia’s richest man has taken over RM Williams and demand is skyrocketing - so how does a bouti...
00:15:30
2022-06-16
Hotly-awaited testimony from the heart of Sydney gangland in the Chris Dawson murder trial.
Plus, what schoolkids are learning about a very controversial chapter in our history.
And, why renewables could be the solution to our energy crisis.
T...
00:14:51
2022-06-15
$40 a week for cleaners, carers and waiters - what will it do to the economy? Our workplace expert cuts through the spin.
And the Teacher’s Pet murder trial hears claims police failed to follow up sightings of Lyn Dawson - and their suspicions were ...
00:14:38
2022-06-14
Blackouts, failing coal power and and sky-high gas prices: who’s to blame, and can we fix it?
Plus, Chris Dawson in a new phone intercept with sister Lynette, discussing her claim Lyn Dawson was ‘in a hippie commune’.
To find out m...
00:16:28
2022-06-13
Bruno Borges was tattooed, superfit Brazilian adventurer - so how did he end up dead in Newcastle Harbour during an allegedly botched cocaine importation? Feelings of dread in Cocos and Christmas Islands as locals watch people-smuggler boats return.&...
00:17:14
2022-06-12
An electrifying speech by young massacre survivor Cameron Kasky as Americans beg for gun control. And, cricket legends Doug Walters and Shane Warne lead a list of rebels and larrikins in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Plus, SA creates its very o...
00:14:36
2022-06-09
The babysitter had a motive to get rid of Lyn, alleged killer’s brother claims.Plus, Virgin boss Jayne Hrdlicka is facing bullying claims - but is she bossy, or just a boss? And, a boatload of asylum-seekers flown back to Sri Lanka.
To fi...
00:14:45
2022-06-08
Have Australia’s doors just reopened for dual citizen foreign fighters? A High Court ruling could return their citizenships to them.
The inflation nightmare continues - but is it really here to stay? And Marilyn Dawson, wife of Paul Dawson, ta...
00:14:06
2022-06-07
Anthony Albanese’s created a minister for the republic - but is anyone in the mood? Politics guru Paul Kelly with a reality check.
Plus, the Dawson trial resumes with gripping evidence, including from a fairy entertainer who befriended JC.&nbs...
00:13:39
2022-06-06
The feared Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta rule a network of up to 5000 Italian mafia operatives in Australia’s underworld, cops say. Plus, Google gets a massive slap and faces contempt charges. And, Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk ca...
00:16:09
2022-06-05
Chinese fighter plane aggressively challenges a RAAF aircraft. Plus, just 10 passengers on a 170-seat jet: why Rex is struggling. And, what shocked Hedley Thomas about abusive relationships as he launches a new doco.
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00:15:35
2022-06-02
An Australian baby girl was born as the bombs fell on Ukraine. Now, a quest to bring little Valerie home.
Dutton’s inner circle, as the Liberals anticipate Scott Morrison’s departure
Plus, accused killer Chris Dawson tells cops of his search f...
00:13:51
2022-06-01
A huge development in murder of 23-year-old Shandee Blackburn, with police revealing systemic failures in DNA testing.
Will Anthony Albanese step up for Julian Assange?
And Rafa does it again.
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00:12:58
2022-05-31
The outback survival story of one courageous young woman.
Plus the Chris Dawson murder trial comes to a sudden halt.
And Anthony Albanese’s Cabinet steps up.
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00:11:40
2022-05-30
A young Chris Dawson is conjured up in the Teacher’s Pet trial, saying he’d love to know where Lyn is.
New Liberal leader Peter Dutton shows his softer side and vows to fight for the suburbs and small business.
And energy giant AGL...
00:14:39
2022-05-29
Is Australia ready for Indigenous recognition - and could the Greens blow it all up?
And the Teacher’s Pet murder trial hears of a mystery witness, as week four kicks off.
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00:12:22
2022-05-26
The Supreme Court hears from Chris Dawson’s other babysitter - whom he wanted to move into the family home prior to meeting JC.
And households in Queensland, New South Wales and elsewhere face double-digit increases in their power bills from J...
00:14:24
2022-05-25
There’s a vaccine for monkeypox. So why aren’t we all taking it?
Don’t Stand So Close To Me, a song about illicit lust, became a schoolgirl taunt as suspicions grew about Chris Dawson.
And, yet another school shooting - yet more ‘t...
00:14:07
2022-05-24
Anthony Albanese transforms into globetrotter PM at the Quad in Tokyo.
Evidence in the Teacher’s Pet trial that Lyn Dawson saw her babysitter swimming naked in the pool.
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00:13:10
2022-05-23
Accused killer Chris Dawson used his missing wife’s diamonds in his lover’s new ring, a court hears. Talk of war over Taiwan has all eyes on Anthony Albanese’s China strategy.
And there’s a clash looming between Indigenous lea...
00:13:59
2022-05-22
The giant crossbench wants climate action now - so will they get it?
PM Anthony Albanese off to Japan, as his team is sworn in and the pressure mounts to deliver their promises.
And Peter Dutton firms as new leader of a shattered Liberal party...
00:10:40
2022-05-22
Labor wins with huge swings to Greens and independents.
So how does Albo govern - and what now for the Liberal party?
Political editor Simon Benson’s key takeouts from a wild election result.
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00:18:31
2022-05-20
Our spin-free policy guide to help you cast your vote.
Plus, Chris Dawson’s ‘sex slave’ accused of lying in the Teacher’s Pet trial.
And the ultimate election bluffer’s guide: the key seats to watch.
To fin...
00:14:15
2022-05-19
Former babysitter ‘JC’ tells the Teacher’s Pet trial she accompanied Chris Dawson to hire a hitman to kill wife Lyn, and felt like his ‘sex slave’.
Plus, can Katherine Deves pull off a miracle in Warringah? We ask...
00:13:02
2022-05-18
It's the news no one wanted at the end of the campaign - inflation has outstripped wages growth. What does this mean for your pay packet?
And the Teacher’s Pet takes the stand in the NSW Supreme Court.
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00:21:54
2022-05-18
Yesterday The Australian hosted an exclusive event for it's subscribers, a panel including investigations writer Sharri Markson, Editor at Large Paul Kelly, Political Editor Simon Benson and Chief Political Correspondent Geoff Chambers discussed the road ...
00:12:23
2022-05-17
Will the Mark McGowan factor be enough for Labor in Western Australia?
Lyn Dawson’s sister breaks down in court, as the Teacher’s trial gathers steam.
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00:16:30
2022-05-16
Explosive allegations in the Christopher Dawson murder trial, as he denies killing wife Lyn and witnesses come under fire.
Plus the first homebuyer schemes from Labor and the Coalition - we break down the policies and analyse the politics.
To find o...
00:13:39
2022-05-15
Witness evidence begins today in the Teacher’s Pet trial. Hedley Thomas on how we got here. Plus, new developments in Shandee’s Story.
And Scott Morrison’s big new idea: A $50,000 early super bonus for first homebuyers. It’s ...
00:15:35
2022-05-12
Could Crypto ETFs be better than opening up a digital wallet, and buying cryptocurrency itself?
And we meet the westie wannabes fighting for Parramatta’s vote - Labor’s Andrew Charlton is tipped to win over Liberal candidate Maria Kovaci...
00:14:45
2022-05-11
Christopher Dawson may argue he is of good character with no criminal record, a court hears, as he pleads not guilty to murdering wife Lyn.
Labor would win an election held today with a clear majority, meaning it could govern in its own right, accor...
00:15:34
2022-05-10
The much-vaunted teal independents would win just two seats from the Liberals, a new poll suggests - but they’d be huge losses to the Coalition.
Northern Ireland has just elected Sinn Fein - but it’s already proving a hard road to govern...
00:15:35
2022-05-09
Former teacher Christopher Dawson - the subject of The Teacher’s Pet podcast - has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his wife Lyn. The Crown alleges Dawson tried to hire a hit man six years before she vanished.
And Fashion Week is back...
00:16:01
2022-05-08
A new generation’s celebrity supertrial - actor Johnny Depp vs ex-wife Amber Heard - gets very dark.
Plus, the ScoMo v Albo shouting match - what we learnt from Debate 2.
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Har...
00:14:57
2022-05-05
How The Donald became the Godfather of the Republican Party - and propelled his former critic towards the Senate.
Plus, Australian expat chefs in Paris, LA, London, NYC and Tokyo reveal their local foodie secrets.
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00:16:47
2022-05-04
Furore in the United States after a draft Supreme Court ruling on women’s rights
And the struggle between coal and climate in Labor heartland, where an ex-coalminer is joining the fray.
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00:16:14
2022-05-03
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes wants to kill off coal - and he’s copying his buddy Elon Musk’s aggressive two-strike pursuit of Twitter to get it done.
Interest rates are going up for the first time in a decade - we’ll hear w...
00:14:41
2022-05-02
Trial to commence over the alleged theft of singer Guy Sebastian’s millions by a powerful talent agent.
And the politicians who live up to 40km from the seats they claim to represent.
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, pr...
00:13:12
2022-05-01
The extraordinary measures Australian families are taking to escape locked-down Shanghai.
And Labor’s campaign launch: starring Russell Crowe, women’s pay, manufacturing and Gangajang.
Plus, if you’re looking to get out of property...
00:12:44
2022-04-28
Why some locals want to ban Australian pilgrims from the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea.
Plus - reckon you’re a politics genius? Test yourself in our new ‘footy tipping for nerds’ comp, SuperVoter. Joe Hildebrand kicks off with his tak...
00:12:25
2022-04-27
Buying a house? Maybe wait till Tuesday. Here’s why. And the independent MP who’s breaking away from the pack.
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00:12:54
2022-04-26
The richest man in the world just became the most powerful. We unpack Elon Musk.
And why Labor wants to keep talking about the Pacific - and the Government wants to move on.
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00:12:21
2022-04-25
What happens if, instead of cancelling controversial figures of history, we stare them straight in the face? We take a look at how artists are re-examining the legacy of musical genius and out-and-out racist Richard Wagner.
Plus, Newspoll show...
00:15:45
2022-04-24
Stories of courage and love from World War II, including the secret family pain of a beloved Indigenous leader.
Plus, Labor says it can push up everyone’s wage by paying public servants more. We’ll test the theory and find out why your s...
00:12:55
2022-04-21
While most of the world’s car makers are struggling to put wheels on the road, Tesla has reported profits of $3.3 billion profit on marking its biggest quarterly profit since the company’s creation.
And there are growing concerns over th...
00:16:27
2022-04-20
The big debate: ScoMo and Albo have faced off for the first time. We’ll explore who won and why, with our national editor Dennis Shanahan.
And feminists in a new grassroots campaign that has politicians scrambling.
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00:13:29
2022-04-19
The big election debate is on tonight, as ScoMo and Albo flip the switch to ‘scary’. So just how worried should we be about cashless welfare cards, boats, Medicare and energy bills?
And holding your arms out in silent protest is now a penalty ...
00:12:54
2022-04-18
Anthony Albanese has crashed to Shorten-esque approval ratings in Newspoll - but the Coalition’s primary vote has gone backwards. Simon Benson joins us.
Beyond the noise, this is a defining moment for the Liberals, says our political guru Paul Kelly...
00:17:25
2022-04-17
Week 2 of campaigning begins with a startling claim from the Greens on why it’s “racist” to worry about China’s ambitions.
And are faith laws ever coming back? Greg Sheridan’s assessment of what Scott Morrison and Anthony Alb...
00:17:31
2022-04-13
From teal to emerald: can the Greens, GetUp! and climate independents grab power?
The airports who stole Easter, and how you can sail through check-in.
And US correspondent Adam Creighton on why donuts, coffee and haircuts are through the roof - and...
00:15:49
2022-04-12
What’s driving the PM’s supreme confidence? Campaign Day 4 sees two new big policies: Labor on health and the Coalition on fuel.
Plus the latest on who’ll run the AFL and what Gillon McLachlan does next.
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00:12:10
2022-04-11
Get ready for fresh attack ads as the Coalition makes Labor pay for an excruciating first-day stumble, and the PM pledges to create 1.3 million new jobs.
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00:19:28
2022-04-10
The election is set for May 21 and fresh Newspoll figures show the race is tightening already. Political editor Simon Benson joins us to break down the numbers and forecast the campaign to come.
Personalities are centre stage, with Albo’s prin...
00:16:06
2022-04-07
‘Silly old bugger’ was Bob Hawke’s legendary putdown to an angry pensioner - so how will Morrison and Albanese handle the inevitable campaign hecklers?
Plus the happy-ending Ukraine story we all need right now - the incredible tale of an...
00:13:39
2022-04-06
A stunning development in one of Australia’s greatest murder mysteries - the 2017 disappearace of Paddy Moriarty and his dog Kellie from a tiny outback town. Journalist Caro Graham, who co-created our hit podcast Lost in Larrimah, joins us with the ...
00:13:21
2022-04-05
After 184 years of glamour, David Jones’ future is in question. Eli Greenblat has the inside word on fresh woes for the grand old lady of retail, and joins us to explain what’s going wrong.
Coming up, energy bills across Europe are...
00:13:31
2022-04-04
Rugby league’s governing body meets today to decide its policy on trans athletes in both elite and community footy. Our chief sportswriter Jessica Halloran takes us through how sports are navigating this complex issue.
Crossbenchers demand a change ...
00:14:03
2022-04-03
With a fresh Newspoll today revealing a tiny budget bounce for Scott Morrison, the PM will call an election any day. So do voters hate ScoMo as much as Twitter seems to? Our Canberra bureau chief Joe Kelly takes us inside campaign prep.
Everyone with a mo...
00:14:41
2022-03-31
Hear the haunting moment Volodymyr Zelensky begs Australia to help his battered homeland.
Plus, star novelist Matthew Condon’s real-life thriller: the bent cop who admitted framing a young father for murder
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00:10:20
2022-03-30
Australia’s biggest telco has a new boss - so can Vicki Brady turn Telstra into a lean, mean competitive machine?
What does Albo stand for? We’re about to find out, with the Opposition leader showing Labor’s policy cards tonight.
T...
00:16:40
2022-03-29
Budget special edition: How your wallet wins – or not – and expert breakdown from The Australian’s journalists.
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00:12:42
2022-03-28
Can Josh Frydenberg save the Government with today’s federal Budget? Our editor-at-large Paul Kelly’s hot take.
And the spectacular Oscars moment everyone’s talking about.
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00:14:47
2022-03-27
Shovel out the cash, or keep something in the kitty? That’s the big call for tomorrow’s Budget, and we’ve got Political Editor Simon Benson with the lowdown.
A glittering memorial for the Duke of Edinburgh - will we see the Queen i...
00:10:54
2022-03-24
Editor Michelle Gunn joins us with news of China’s growing Pacific ambition, moving closer to establishing a military base.
There is just one openly gay man in elite football in Australia. It’s Josh Cavallo, and he reveals his full story...
00:11:18
2022-03-23
A new Top 10 list of Australia’s richest people features on today’s episode, with some of our most charismatic titans zooming up the rankings. And as the election looms, the Government’s making moves to tighten the screws on people convi...
00:12:12
2022-03-22
On The Front today - A budget scoop about fuel excise and what’s giving the Government an unexpected revenue boost.
Business columnist Damon Kitney reveals his exclusive: billionaire scion Ryan Stokes’ provocative take on how to run a business...
00:08:54
2022-03-21
Today, on the Front - political luminaries from across the spectrum have joined in grief in Melbourne, remembering Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching in a highly emotional funeral.
Yoni Bashan takes us through how a Chinese-Australian billionaire has become...
00:14:02
2022-03-20
Today, on the Front - South Australia dumps a first-term Coalition government, and we meet the man who’s taking over.
Jacquelin Magnay joins Claire Harvey from the Polish border with her take on how the war is changing perceptions of refugees across...
00:00:33
2022-03-14
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....