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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page-one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter, and behind-the-scenes insights from our newsrooms. Read more at theaustralian.com.au and see the video episodes by subscribing to our YouTube channel.

Latest episodes

NSW coal mines forced to consider global emissions

October 7, 2026 · 3 min

New South Wales coal miners will need to consider the global impacts of carbon emissions after the nation’s highest court handed down a landmark ruling on Wednesday. Plus, death-row inmate Christa Pike is reportedly awake following a…
The intriguing search for legendary explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes

October 6, 2026 · 11 min

Friends and family of Sir Ranulph Fiennes say he’s been secreted away in care homes under fake names for months, unable to make contact with the world outside. Now, he’s reportedly living back at his rural property in Shropshire in…
Coalition eyes ‘biggest’ migration cut in Australian history

October 6, 2026 · 3 min

The Coalition will cut net overseas migration to 100,000 people per year and slash temporary visas if the Liberals and Nationals win the next election. Plus, fears of supermarket price hikes as Woolworths’ fuel levy triples, and Australian…
One party, 11 egos: inside the Greens’ meltdown

October 5, 2026 · 15 min

New leader, same old drama for the Greens, whose outsize capacity for melodrama marks a crisis of confidence for the party that’s become more about Gaza than the grassroots. Today, Richard Ferguson on where the Greens are actually going…
‘Bachelor’ star to stay behind bars after alleged DV incident

October 5, 2026 · 4 min

Bachelor star Sam Wood will spend the next three nights in a Queensland watch house after he was charged with domestic violence offences. Wood’s lawyer Matthew Cuskelly said on Monday his client intends to defend the charges and will…
The Social Reckoning: Jeremy Strong steps into Mark Zuckerberg’s villain era

October 2, 2026 · 12 min

It’s the sequel nobody asked for but we’ll all be watching. Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong face off in Aaron Sorkin’s new Facebook movie, charting the destabilisation of the Metaverse from within. Bianca Farmakis joins us to discuss…
‘Lift your game’: Online gaming platforms put on notice

October 2, 2026 · 2 min

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant urged online gaming platforms to “lift their game”, after it was revealed children are being exposed to sexual exploitation and extremism on their sites. Plus, Jai Arrow tribute line-up revealed, and…
Is terrorism morphing to find a new front line?

October 1, 2026 · 11 min

An incredible mid-air cockpit attack - and claims of an Iranian cell lurking outside a military base: from the Middle East to Britain, authorities are on high alert after two alleged terrorism incidents. Today - what really happened with…