Episodes

  • Black actors in whiteface?
    Jan 10 2025

    A wild take on the Wild West - by an all-African cast - takes the festival season by storm. Today - the must-see musical Dark Noon.

    Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

    This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced and edited by Jasper Leak, with original music by Jasper Leak. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Stephanie Coombes.

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    11 mins
  • The heroines of Bondi’s massacre
    Jan 9 2025

    Mother Ash Good and cop Amy Scott emerge as the heroines of a shocking massacre in Sydney’s Bondi Junction.

    Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

    This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Josh Burton with Jasper Leak. Our team inclues Lia Tsamoglou, Kristen Amiet, Stephanie Coombes and Tiffany Dimmack and our music is by Jasper Leak.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    12 mins
  • The mysterious death of Dr Michael Mosley
    Jan 8 2025

    TV medico Michael Mosley changed all our lives - and died in tragic and mysterious circumstances.

    Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

    This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Original music is composed by Jasper Leak.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    13 mins
  • The Julian Assange rape claims the world forgot
    Jan 7 2025

    The real reason Wikileaks founder and self-styled freedom fighter Julian Assange was in self-imposed custody.

    Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

    This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Josh Burton with Jasper Leak. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Lia Tsamoglou and Stephanie Coombes and our original music is composed by Jasper Leak.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    16 mins
  • Young soldier, old soul
    Jan 6 2025

    Major Tal Grushka, a 25-year-old killed by Hamas, left an indelible mark on Israel and the people he served.

    Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

    This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack with Jasper Leak.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    12 mins
  • Can journalists call someone a murderer? (Best of 2024)
    Jan 5 2025

    This episode originally aired on July 31. It’s presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes, and edited by Josh Burton with assistance from Jasper Leak.

    A defamation case sparked by the Shandee’s Story podcast poses the question: can journalists publish evidence that calls a court finding into doubt?

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    17 mins
  • The melancholy beauty of Cold Chisel (Best of 2024)
    Jan 3 2025

    This episode of The Front originally aired on September 27. It's presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak.

    We go inside the rehearsal room to talk love, grief, healing and joy with Jimmy Barnes, Charley Drayton and Cold Chisel.

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    15 mins
  • Ric Blum’s ties to missing mum Marion Barter (Best of 2024)
    Jan 2 2025

    This episode of The Front was originally published on March 1. It's presented and produced by Matthew Condon with assistance from Kristen Amiet. It’s edited by Josh Burton.

    Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan handed down her findings in an inquest into the 1997 disappearance of Queensland mother Marion Barter in late February.

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    13 mins