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.
Episodes
One party, 11 egos: inside the Greens’ meltdown
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. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. David Shoebridge vows Greens will &ls
‘Bachelor’ star to stay behind bars after alleged DV incident
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 apply for bail on Thursday. Plus, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes the Thames Valley police to court, and Australia’s Rugby League World Cup Squad r
The Social Reckoning: Jeremy Strong steps into Mark Zuckerberg’s villain era
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 where Sorkin is taking the story, 16 years after the original Facebook movie The Social Network became accidental inspo for a new generation of
‘Lift your game’: Online gaming platforms put on notice
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 ANZ dumps KPMG after audit scandal. Read more: Gaming giants must ‘lift their game’ on child safety, eSafety boss urges Amy Shark t
Is terrorism morphing to find a new front line?
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 RAF Fairford and Flydubai 1073. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Hero Flydub
Credit card fury as Tax Office brings in tough new rule
The Australian Tax Office has declared it’ll no longer accept payments made with credit cards, leaving some businesses declaring they've been blindsided. Plus, UK PM Andy Burnham opens the door to a second Brexit vote and championship coach Chris Fagan to leave the Brisbane Lions. Read more: Small businesses given eight hours’ notice before ATO credit card change Andy Burnham say
Andrew Webster’s ultimate NRL grand final preview
If you thought the AFL Grand Final was entertaining, strap in for a rugby league spectacular - the flash Harry Sydney Roosters versus the hardscrabble Newcastle Knights. There’s already been tears, ambulances, dust-ups and dramas and we’ve got the game’s best commentator who’s already scooping everyone. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see t
No beef between Treasurer and RBA boss, PM says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says there’s no beef between Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Reserve Bank boss Michele Bullock over the source of stubborn inflation. Plus, new crime scene evidence in the double-murder trial of former cop Beau Lamarre Condon, and one of Australia’s most prestigious universities takes a tumble in global rankings. Read more: 'I agree with bot
How your super is fuelling Jim Chalmers’ budget brag
The target cash rate is up to a 15-year high and unemployment is up too - but the Treasurer says the budget’s looking better than even he expected. Why? Record tax revenue - and a big chunk of it is from all of our superannuation accounts. Economics correspondent Matthew Cranston is here. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube chann
OpenAI apologises for hack, but boss won’t answer questions
OpenAI has apologised for a breach of Australian government websites, including Medicare – but its chief executive Sam Altman won’t answer questions from a parliamentary committee about how the hack happened. Plus, the Greens are in the market for a new leader after Larissa Waters steps down. Read more: OpenAI apologises for Medicare hack amid warnings over Australia’s vuln
Inside Ukraine’s fight for the next generation
As Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine enters a fifth brutal winter, Jacquelin Magnay reports from Europe on the fresh fight to bring home Ukrainian kids who were taken behind enemy lines, some of whom face being conscripted to fight for Russia. Plus - is Australia’s fresh $60m commitment going to make any difference? Read more about this story at
‘Killer cop’ told friend ‘nobody would ever find’ body
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told a friend he’d dispose of a body in bushland and dump their belongings in rubbish bins before allegedly murdering two people. Plus, thousands of Virgin Airways passengers left stranded by cancellations and delays, and cash to make a comeback as surcharge ban comes into effect. Read more: Cop told friend how he would hide bod
Pauline, Queen of the North
Pauline Hanson is now the Queen of the North – a political celebrity like nobody else on the scene today – as evidenced by Australia’s most authoritative opinion tracker, Newspoll. One Nation has overtaken Labor and the Coalition on primary votes in NSW and Queensland and is only one point behind Labor in Western Australia and South Australia, according to exclusive Newspol
Imaginary babies: the woman who tried to trap a Bachelor
When ‘America’s most hated Bachelor’, Clayton Echard, moved to Arizona, a routine real estate meeting spiralled into a massive paternity scandal. Hit podcast Love Trapped examines the complex resulting legal case, and an unlikely story of vindication. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. The weekend edition of
The Australian facing Chinese jail for ‘headbutting cop’
China-based businessman Nick Wilshire faces potential jail time following a court scuffle, with the embassy unable to intervene. Also in The Front’s afternoon headlines edition, the University of Sydney faces outrage as a student group seeks election under the party name 'Globalise the Intifada'. Read more: Australian businessman faces ‘headbutt’ charge ‘Intifada&rsqu
Total football: Peter V’landys just got even more powerful
He’s blown up racing, revved up rugby league and now Peter V’landys is cementing his authority as the most powerful person in sport by becoming the National Rugby League’s first ever executive chairman. Today, our columnist Andrew Webster on the take-no-prisoners titan of the toughest game of all. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by
Cop ‘sized up body-bag’ before murders
The jury in the double murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon has seen CCTV footage allegedly showing the former NSW Police officer gauging the size of a surfboard bag he’d allegedly later use to conceal the body of his former partner. Read more: Lamarre-Condon surfboard bag purchase before alleged murders among 14,000 hours of CCTV footage in murder case Task force to undertake &ls
‘Super intelligence’: Trump’s AI slapdown for Albo
The Trump administration has delivered a withering take-down of Anthony Albanese’s proposed tech regulations, but the PM says it’s about handing control back to Australians. Back in Sydney, AI evangelist Andrew Charlton vowed to protect Australian creativity while reaping the rewards of the data centre boom. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscr
Murder victim was ‘petrified’ of cop, court hears
Jesse Baird’s ex-boyfriend told the murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon the TV presenter was “petrified” by Lamarre-Condon’s alleged social media posts. The former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. The New South Wales Supreme Court trial is expected to run for around three mon
Our energy grid can’t power AI data centres. Do we need nuclear?
We love solar - maybe a bit too much. We’re about to embrace data centres - but can our grid cope? And can we finally talk about nuclear again? Today The Australian’s Energy Nation forum tackles the big energy policy questions - and we’re setting the scene with chief business correspondent Perry Williams. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video b
‘Killer cop’ Beau Lamarre-Condon claims victim shot himself
Hear our re-enactment of words spoken in the trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, who says he accidentally shot his former lover Jesse Baird and then struggled with Baird's boyfriend Luke Davies, who fatally shot himself in the melee. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder. Read more: Rolling coverage: Lamarre-Condon says victim shot himself&n
‘You won’t exist’: Inside the murder trial of ex-cop Beau Lamarre-Condon
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon made a last-ditch bid to plead guilty to the manslaughter of his former boyfriend Jesse Baird - but the Crown rejected that, and is pressing ahead with a prosecution of Lamarre-Condon for the murders of Baird and his new partner Luke Davies. Lamarre-Condon is pleading not guilty. Today, we’re re-enacting the words spoken in court. Read more about thi
Forty years of deficits ahead: Intergenerational Report
Budget deficits for the next 40 years and fewer births than deaths: that’s the confronting forecast from the Government’s intergenerational report. Plus, AFL fans to fork out thousands of dollars for Grand Final flights and KIIS FM’s new breakfast presenters are revealed. Read more: Deficits for the next 40 years and a shrinking, ageing Australia in Jim Chalmers’ inte
Diana’s brother or King Charles: who’s telling the truth?
Shocking allegations against the King, raised by his once brother-in-law: it’s the new royal drama centred on the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. So why is Charles Spencer choosing this moment, 29 years later, to accuse King Charles? And what does it mean for Diana’s sons? Jacquelin Magnay joins us from London. Read more about this story at theaustralian.
Is Ed Sheeran too big for the keffiyeh crowd to cancel?
Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour collapsing over Gaza certainly wasn’t on our bingo card. After opening act Macklemore chanted 'Free Palestine' at a New Jersey gig, he was dropped from the lineup - sparking a mass exit of the remaining support acts. Now, fans are left wondering: can the tour even go on? Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our Yo
Care of Indigenous children to be scrutinised at national summit
Shocking failings in the care of Indigenous children will be explored at a national roundtable of ministers and First Nations leaders in Perth next week. Plus, Reserve Bank boss Michele Bullock warns of further rate rises and international travellers held up by a smart-gate glitch. Read more: National roundtable to be held on Indigenous child safety crisis RBA warns of rate hikes, infl
‘Daddy, get out’: A war correspondent’s incredible escape
How do you find your way back to happiness after watching your friends die? For veteran Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who sustained life-threatening injuries in a Russian strike while reporting from Ukraine, his wife and daughters lit the way. Today, Benjamin Hall shares his remarkable story – and why there’s only one thing he’d change. Read more about this story at
Labor’s crackdown on student and holiday visas
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke unveiled the government’s plan to reduce net overseas migration to 75,000 people per year in a speech at the National Press Club on Thursday. Plus, the US interest rates are raised for the first time in three years and Route 666 roars towards its 100th anniversary. Read more: Students and backpackers targeted in Labor’s migration plan US Fed chair
The desperate fight to save a 10-year-old terror victim
The Bondi Beach massacre revealed flaws in Australia’s paediatric trauma preparedness, with surgeons and nurses revealing in The Australian their deeply moving struggle to save the life of a 10-year-old girl. Now the NSW Government is creating a new paediatric trauma unit to prepare for the next major crisis. In today’s episode, how a state has coped in the aftermath of Bondi&rsq
Ed Sheeran’s tour implodes amid antisemitism row
Ed Sheeran’s United States tour has caused an almighty political and cultural ruckus after the rapper Macklemore announced his support for Palestine at a concert on September 5. Today - how superstar singer Pink, a powerful football team owner and a lineup of artists have clashed over accusations of antisemitism and censorship. This afternoon headlines episode of The Front is hosted by
Is Albo about to hand Big AI everything it wants?
The Albanese Government is actively considering changing copyright law so that artificial intelligence companies can train their models here, by ingesting all of human knowledge. The idea is to make us all more productive, and supercharge our economy with a data centre building boom. But to get there, Anthony Albanese would have to break his promise to musicians, artists and writers to protect the
Pauline Hanson apologises for ‘primitive’ slur
Pauline Hanson says doesn’t want to upset anyone and regrets comments where she called Aboriginal people ‘primitive’. Plus, Apple introduces age verification on its devices in Australia. Read more: Hanson sorry for ‘most primitive’ slur Apple now requires Australians to prove their age for 18+ apps and contentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pauline’s smash-and-grab: is anyone handling it right?
Launch an attack, then watch while your opponent looks like the bad guy: Pauline Hanson and One Nation get the headlines while the major parties flail for the right response. Today, Dennis Shanahan on how the ‘politics of resentment’ are playing out. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Barnaby Joyce&rsqu
Employers on notice after millions recovered for unpaid workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered almost half a billion dollars in unpaid wages and entitlements for more than 180,000 workers in the 2025-26 financial year. Plus, Victoria’s ‘pothole crisis’ claims the life of a motorcycle club president, and Jordan Petaia returns to the Wallabies. Read more: Big employers behind almost half of $453 million in recovered unpaid wages Victor
The Poisoned Wife – and a cop who didn’t buy her husband’s story
Journalist Hedley Thomas joins us with a special insight into where his blockbuster podcast investigation The Poisoned Wife is heading. After the 1986 murder of Rosslyn McQueen, the Homicide Squad rolls into tiny Lockwood, Victoria to question husband Ray, who is infatuated with a teenage girl - and the police interview changes everything. He suspects a neighbour of poisoning his wife Ros. M
The doco turning Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes into a horror baddie
Production house A24 released a trailer this week for You Can See Everything that broke the internet. A24 is known for horror, while host Nathan Fielder is famous for comedy. Together, they promise an intimate look into Elizabeth Holmes’ final 36 days of freedom, in a documentary bound to be more than the sum of its parts. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the v
Luke Sayers settles ‘dick pic’ defamation fight with ex-wife Cate
Former PWC and Carlton bigwig Luke Sayers has apologised to his estranged wife Cate Sayers for falsely accusing her of posting a nude image of him on his own social media account. Also in today’s afternoon headlines, Donald Trump’s ‘go to hell’ gag at the Republican convention and the jet lag theory surrounding an American football clash at the MCG. Read more: S
Inside the scandal that destroyed KPMG’s reputation
A whistleblower, a secret document and a self-inflicted scandal that’s cost hundreds of jobs and shattered reputations. Today, how KPMG blew itself up, with the journo who’s been breaking all the scoops, our own Tansy Harcourt. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Ex-KPMG chief collects $4m payout amid f
Congratulations! It’s a birth tax
We’ve had the widow’s tax and the super tax - now there’s a birth tax hidden in the federal Government’s shakeup to the way trusts work. The Australian’s revealing today the changes could make it harder for tradies and small business owners to hand over to a new generation. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouT
Arrests in multi-state CFMEU raids
Three people were arrested in a raid of the Brisbane headquarters of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees’ Union on Wednesday. Plus, Andrew Hastie’s blistering attack on Pauline Hanson and author Blanche d’Alpuget dies. Read more: Police raid CFMEU headquarters over Brisbane 2032 Olympic corruption claims Andrew Hastie coy on leadership ambition but slams &lsqu
Drink, drugs and a drama One Nation didn’t need
Drink-driving, unpaid fines, and allegations about serious drugs: these are not the talking points One Nation wanted for its bold bid to become part of Victoria’s government. But Pauline Hanson’s handpicked state president Warren Pickering, a former soldier, is having a tough week thanks to exclusives broken by The Australian’s Jamie Walker. Read more about this story at the
Ex-prisoner’s giant AI deal
Firmus - the tech company part-owned by Oliver Curtis, who served prison time for insider trading - has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with OpenAI to build two data centres in Malaysia as part of a multi-year partnership. Plus, the trial of three men accused of killing Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson gets under way in Mexico, and an iconic Sydney mansion is rumoured to be bac
Did cops try to suppress stories by a sacked bikie-turned-journo?
The mysterious Mahmood Fazal - a bikie turned journalist who was hired, and then fired by the ABC, is at the centre of another drama: did the Australian Federal Police try to suppress his work as a reporter? That’s today’s story. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Sacked ABC journalist’s dramatic
One Nation’s big plan for super
One Nation has a new policy for Australians’ superannuation account: the opportunity for renters and homeowners to hold onto a portion of compulsory superannuation contributions. Plus, electric vehicles are officially more popular than old-fashioned gas guzzlers. Read more: Hanson rejects claims early super access will fuel price pressures How cheap Chinese brands made electric c
Actually, it is about me: Trump’s wild midterm gamble
Just eight weeks until the midterm elections and Donald Trump is switching strategy, asking his base to vote Republican as if his own name were on the ballot. But as the Iran war sends cost of living spiralling, will voters buy his claim that America is winning? Cameron Stewart joins us. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channe
Nostalgic magic for a digital age: Jim Henson’s new museum blockbuster
Characters developed over six decades have opened the door to Jim Henson’s world for a whole new generation. Now, Henson’s culture-defining works, from the Muppets to The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, will feature in an immense new exhibition at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube cha
Kyrgios enters treatment, ending drug ban
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will enter a drug treatment program, effectively ending his three-month suspension from the sport. Plus, bird flu appears in Sydney, and Emirates new premium economy upgrades. Read more: Nick Kyrgios enters drug treatment program as his three month ban for cocaine use comes to an end Bird flu detected in Sydney for first time Emirates unveils ‘world
Audacious wine heist leaves Australian collectors in the dark
It’s Friday and many of us need a stiff drink – especially the veteran wine collectors who’ve allegedly been robbed in what appears to be an audacious heist from storage facilities around the country. It’s the high-end version of a crime epidemic that’s sweeping retail and our journo Eli Greenblat, who broke the yarn, is here. Read more about this story at theaustrali
Ousted KPMG operations boss sues following audit scandal
The nightmare engulfing professional services giant KPMG just got worse, with news the firm’s former Chief Operations Officer Eileen Hoggett is suing. Plus, JD Vance says the world may have reached its so-called “end days”, and The Australian’s Chief Film Critic Nikki Gemmell’s first-ever one-star movie review. Read more: Former KPMG exec Eileen Hoggett sues fir
Dear Pauline: The secret One Nation email that fell into our inbox
We all know the feeling; you accidentally CC the wrong person and suddenly you’re in a world of email-induced pain. Today, how a confidential One Nation legal note found its way to The Australian and what it tells us about the party’s behind-the-scenes melodrama. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Whoops! Pa
‘A spit in the face’: surrogate kids rewrite the rules
Every kid wants to know they were wanted. Children born to surrogate mothers know that for sure - but they also have very strong opinions about the strict laws governing surrogacy in Australia, from whether birth mothers should be paid to who their real parents are. Today, thoughts from inside these very modern families. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by
Island meltdown: China’s massive blow-up rocks the Pacific
The Great Game gets down and dirty as China throws a tantrum about Taiwan’s inclusion in the Pacific Islands Forum, and key regional PMs suddenly decide against attending. Ben Packham is here to help us work out what is really going on. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Pacific Islands Forum preparations thrown i
‘I knew’: Tsitsipas drops Kyrgios drug bombshell
Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas says Nick Kyrgios’ alleged use of cocaine was an open secret on the tour. Plus, Anthony Albanese’s pushes back against China at a crucial meeting of regional leaders, and Donald Trump’s White House ballroom will resume construction without approval from Congress. Read more: Stefanos Tsitsipas claims he knew about Nick Kyrgios alleged d
Pauline Hanson fires up after byelection win
Anthony Albanese is inciting violence against One Nation – that’s Pauline Hanson’s claim after winning another by-election. Plus, legal experts say Western Australia’s Attorney-General should launch a coronial inquest into the deaths of three Indigenous children in Port Hedland in 2022. Read more: Hanson accuses Albanese of directly inciting violence against her Top b
The ABC’s Sentient scandal: Sarah Ferguson’s documentary drama
It’s the story the ABC doesn’t want you to know about - the drama over who knew what and when about an external project. Today, Media diarist Steve Jackson joins us to reveal how the ABC even edited a politician’s words to cut all mention of the controversy. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel
The lonely hero: a very Gen-Z Spider-Man is here to save cinema
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has made more than $2 billion at the box office. Today, The Australian’s editor of Culture, Milanda Rout joins us to explore how the complex, interconnected stories of Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe are helping superheroes grow up - and making the movies cool again. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing t
Virgin’s smart fuel hedge leads to bumper profit
Virgin Australia announced a bumper profit on Friday, with shareholders set to receive their first dividends in almost two decades. Plus, Australia will provide $5 million in aid to Nepal. Read more: Fresh flood warning for Himalayas as search continues for 39 missing Australians Outdoor education leader Michael Keats named among 39 Australians missing in Nepal floods Albanese details aid pa
Stop the visa hop: inside Labor’s migration crackdown
Nothing makes Labor politicians sweat like an immigration controversy – and now the federal government has come up with a crackdown to bring migration numbers down in the attempt to appease the right, while trying not to alienate the left. Will it work? And what problem are we trying to solve, anyway? Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our
Named: The Australian family of four missing in Nepal
Sydney couple Sreedharan and Lakshmi Iyer are missing in the aftermath of devastating flash floods that have killed thousands in Nepal and Tibet, along with their two sons, Rishab and Rudhra. Also in The Front’s afternoon headlines: a huge AFL fine for the Geelong Cats and tributes for the late actor Tim Curry and artist Yayoi Kusama. Read more: One man's ‘agonising’
Meghaissance: how Archie and Lilibet are driving the Sussexes’ UK return
Where’s my castle? Where’s my pony? Those are perfectly reasonable questions for a young prince or princess to ask - and now Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor are about to get the answers as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex splash down on a sceptical Britain. So what will the Meghaissance actually look like? Jacquelin Magnay joins us from London. Read more about this story at
How Dolly Parton planned what happens next
Beloved artist, savvy businesswoman, ‘Aunt Granny’ to her family, just Dolly to the world: the incomparable Dolly Parton made detailed plans for her legacy: starting now. Tributes are pouring in for country music superstar Dolly Parton, who died following a short illness on Tuesday. Plus, the final report by Antisemitism Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell will be delaye
How our journo sniffed out a sneaky new super tax
The Australian’s economics editor Matthew Cranston scooped everyone before the federal Budget and keeps breaking huge yarns about more nasty surprises you weren’t supposed to know about. Now Matt’s revealing another whopper: the tax change that means super funds will pay a higher effective tax rate on some investments. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au
Ralph Carr jailed for six years for 2023 rape
Former talent agent Ralph Carr will spend up to six years in a Victorian prison after he was convicted of raping a woman at his home in Melbourne in 2023. Plus, ANU apologises to a whistleblower academic and the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion wraps up early. Read more: Celebrity agent Ralph Carr jailed for six years for raping woman ANU payment, apology to Julie
Why insurers are walking away from footy
Concussion is possibly the greatest threat to the football codes Australians love. Some insurers say head trauma has such potentially devastating lifelong consequences they won’t insure against it. So where does that leave the players who put their bodies - and brains - on the line? Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube chann
‘Money well spent’: Minns backs Royal Commission extension
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion should be longer and more comprehensive, according to a growing chorus of Jewish and other leaders – and NSW Premier Chris Minns backs an extension of public hearings. Plus, Sydney Swans players scrapped from the Brownlow Medal ceremony and police raids at the CFMEU. Read more: Chris Minns says antisemitism royal commission sho
The Stolen Generation paradox: how Dorothy’s grandkids were left to die
Today, one woman’s powerful account of how her own daughter became a victim - and then a perpetrator - of shocking violence. Of how bureaucrats terrified of creating another stolen generation left three indigenous children to be murdered. But Dorothy Papertalk, an articulate and dignified Yamatji-Wajarri lady, wants you - and all of us - to listen. Read more about this story at th
No Ken-do: Barbie sequel is stuck in Hollywood purgatory
Does the world need another Barbie movie? And even if we did, would we get it? The follow-up to the 2023 blockbuster starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is caught up in big business negotiations that may mean it never gets made. The Australian’s Richard Ferguson is here to break it all down. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our Y
Confronted at the carwash: 73-year-old denies cold case murder
The husband of a pregnant mother killed with rat poison almost 40 years ago says he has nothing to do with her death. Ray McQueen was charged but never convicted over the murder of Rosslyn McQueen in 1986 and has told The Australian’s Liam Mendes he is not a killer. The story is the subject of our blockbuster new podcast investigation The Poisoned Wife, available now wherever you listen. Plu
Hedley Thomas’ new podcast investigation, The Poisoned Wife
Who killed Rosslyn McQueen? Today’s launch day for something very special here at The Australian: a new Hedley Thomas cold case investigation. The Poisoned Wife is a podcast examination of how a 30-year-old pregnant mother died of strychnine poisoning in her own home - and nobody has been brought to justice. Who killed Rosslyn McQueen? How key witness in Rosslyn McQueen murder broke her 40-y
How Prince Harry’s return to the UK will work
The Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle have enrolled their two children, Archie and Lilibet, in English schools and are planning an imminent return to the country they left in 2020 amid a storm of claims about bullying, racism and family divisions. Plus, missing hiker Lily Cooper found deceased and KPMG to cut hundreds of staff. Read more: Harry and Meghan to return to live in t
‘A colossal failure’: Erin Patterson’s bid for a fresh trial
A ‘colossal failure’ and a ‘catastrophic miscarriage of justice’: that’s the claim from mushroom murderer Erin Patterson’s lawyers as she launches a bid to get out of jail. Today, the appeal - and how the Crown is trying to ensure Pattersons is put away for even longer. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribin
Camilla reveals pain of staying silent about King’s cancer
The Queen reveals how difficult it was in 2024 to remain silent about the King’s - still undefined - cancer diagnosis, as it’s revealed Princess Diana’s brother will write a book about her life. Plus, the Sydney Swans take action against players caught up in an alleged late-night Melbourne incident, although nobody has been charged. Read more: Diana’s brother Charles promis
Cannabis is linked to psychosis. Why is it legal?
A new study shows cannabis use is linked to the early onset of psychosis - and so-called medicinal cannabis is just as risky as rolling a joint. So why is this product legal? That’s today’s story. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Medicinal cannabis risks adult psychosis, Australia-led study finds This
Billionaire quits over schoolboy charges scandal
Transport billionaire Arthur Tzaneros has resigned from his positions as managing director and chief executive of his family-owned company ACFS Port Logistics. Plus, new details have emerged about an alleged sexual assault involving Sydney Swans AFL players. Read more: ACFS chief Arthur Tzaneros resigns after Scots College WhatsApp comments Swans alleged sexual assault incident sparked by cl
‘Visa stress’: a sex offender’s fight against deportation
It’s ISIS Brides all over again: today, Paul Garvey joins us with the tale of a 50-year old child sex offender from Sierra Leone who says his bridging visa is making him so stressed he is a further risk to the community. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Taxpayers foot nine-month hotel bill for high-risk imm
Police investigating Sydney Swans sexual assault allegations
Victorian Police are investigating claims of a sexual assault at a Melbourne hotel allegedly involving Sydney Swans players. Plus, bonus bets and enhanced odds will be restricted and Australians will be able to register to opt out from online wagering ads under new changes to the federal Government’s gambling reform package. Read more: Sydney Swans players linked to ‘sexual assau
Glitchy goldmine: Kyle Sandilands Live’s $5.5m debut
One week in, a whole lot of technical drama and a huge payday: the Kyle Sandilands Live app already has 55,000 subscribers. That’s an exclusive by our Media Diary editor Steve Jackson, and he’s here to discuss how KS Live is shaping up as Kyle and crew enter week two, straight off an exhausting weekend trying to fix the gremlins. Read more about this story at theaustralian.c
Why is everyone lusting after a man made of wicker?
What is it about modern men that has women lusting over everything from wicker furniture to dragon sex? It’s not even in cinemas yet, but the new film Wicker has kicked our fantasy obsession into overdrive – and revealed something curious about the state of modern romance. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTub
Albo’s DM conversations with host of ‘melongate’ podcast
Anthony Albanese knew what he was in for when he appeared on a racy podcast, according to host Nikki Osborne, who says she invited the PM by sliding into his direct messages on Instagram. Plus, one of Australia’s top pilots says the air traffic control system at Sydney Airport is at “breaking point”, and Jacinta Allan quits politics. Read more: Anthony Albanese
Could the property freakout tip us into recession?
Three months after the budget that blew up the property sector, Anthony Albanese’s claiming triumph for first homebuyers - but if that’s the case, why are new mortgage applications crashing and auctions falling silent? And what about fresh predictions of 14.5 per cent price slumps crushing confidence so hard we end up in recession? We've brought our property writer Mackenzie Scott in t
