
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.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 1161 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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Headlines: The former Duke of York denies any wrongdoing or knowledge of the child sex offending by his close friends Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, whose correspondence about girls and ‘inappropriate friends’ with someone called ‘A’, the Duk... more
On Christmas Eve, we ask: is the Nativity story about real people, real events - or something else? Foreign editor Greg Sheridan is on assignment: back in time to the little town of Bethlehem.
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Stubborn and unwilling to take personal responsibility: that’s the take from Political Editor Geoff Chambers, as Anthony Albanese backs himself into a corner of conditional apology and reluctance to call a Royal Commission.
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Disturbing new details of last Sunday’s Bondi Beach terror attack have come to light after court documents in the police case against alleged gunman Naveed Akram were made public.
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Such an awful slant against Palestine, I wondered who owns and funds The Australian. I now understand why the reporting is so dreadfully unbalanced. Say no more. It's News Corp.
- 1 star. An episode about the terrorist attack on 1190 Israelis killed on Oct 7, conveniently missing a mention of the 68,173 Palestinians murdered by Israeli forces to date, the majority of whom were civilians - SHAME
Single worst source of news available out of Australia. Avoid
This episode is so ridiculous it actually made me laugh. How is this “the front” of what’s on the news?
I’m here to balance out my political news coverage, so I expect a little bit of right wing craziness sometimes, but this isn’t even news, it’s just an ad trying to make Christianity seem hip and cool???
“So… was Jesus actually a feminist?” 😳
Actually the most surreal podcast episode I’ve ever listened to. How much did they bribe you to produce this episode?
Please stick to actual news g... more
This podcast does not talk about what’s “on the front”. The subject of each of their podcasts is often not news at all, but normally whatever their wokey issue of the day is.
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Content primarily revolves around pressing news stories in Australia, addressing critical societal issues such as anti-Semitism, terrorism, and political scandals, with a particular focus on the recent Bondi Beach massacre and its repercussions. The discussions are informed by the hosts' candid insights from their journalistic backgrounds, providing listeners with a blend of news reporting and analysis that reveals underlying social tensions and governmental responses. Episodes feature commentary on the impact of these events on the community, highlighting the complexities of the current socio-political landscape in Australia.
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1. Paul Kelly
2. Neale Daniher
3. Fiona Harari
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5. Nikki Gemmell
6. Richard Tognetti
7. Melinda Rout
8. Phoebe St. Helens-Stocks
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