The Front

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  ‘Killer cop’ Beau Lamarre-Condon claims victim shot himself 22.09.2026 7min

  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  Alleged killer expressionless as victims’ families weepSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  ‘You won’t exist’: Inside the murder trial of ex-cop Beau Lamarre-Condon 21.09.2026 13min

  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 this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Lamarre-Condon ‘stalked victim’ before alleged murders This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Forty years of deficits ahead: Intergenerational Report 21.09.2026 2min

  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’ intergenerational report Airlines cash in as Brisbane and Perth AFL fans face $3000 Melbourne flightsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Diana’s brother or King Charles: who’s telling the truth? 20.09.2026 17min

  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.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. ‘Like a lottery winner’: Earl Spencer accuses King Charles of elation after Diana’s death Charles Spencer details explosive Princess Diana funeral row with Prince Charles in new memoir Earl Spencer v King Charles - the battle for Diana’s legacy This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Is Ed Sheeran too big for the keffiyeh crowd to cancel? 18.09.2026 15min

  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 YouTube channel. ‘You don’t get to decide’: Macklemore’s axing should be welcomed The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Care of Indigenous children to be scrutinised at national summit 18.09.2026 2min

  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, inflation ‘risks’ Border Force manually processes travellers as airport e-gate outage hits holiday rushSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  ‘Daddy, get out’: A war correspondent’s incredible escape 17.09.2026 19min

  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 theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. ‘Daddy, get out’: War correspondent Benjamin Hall reveals how daughter saved him in Ukraine This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Labor’s crackdown on student and holiday visas 17.09.2026 2min

  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 chairman Kevin Warsh puts inflation first with US rate hike America’s legendary Route 66 roars back to life ahead of 100th anniversarySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The desperate fight to save a 10-year-old terror victim 16.09.2026 13min

  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’s antisemitic rampage.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Inside the emergency room battle for Bondi’s youngest victim: Sydney medicos speak for the first time This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Ed Sheeran’s tour implodes amid antisemitism row 16.09.2026 4min

  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 Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak.  Read more:  Brendan O'Neill: Spare us from sanctimonious keffiyeh-wearers Ed Sheeran’s American tour implodes after support acts and his band quit in solidarity with MacklemoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Is Albo about to hand Big AI everything it wants? 15.09.2026 13min

  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 their copyright – and back down on his vow that all data centres should run on green energy. Would the compromise be worth the pay-off?  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Leaked Cabinet documents reveal secret ‘opt out’ AI plan OpenAI’s ultimatum: dilute creatives’ rights or we won’t discuss renewables Nvidia, Anthropic, OpenAI wooed by Labor for data centre spending blitz Commentary by Caroline Overington: Hand it all over to big AI tech? Content? Not at all. Outraged The 13 things you need to know about AI This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our theme. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Pauline Hanson apologises for ‘primitive’ slur 15.09.2026 4min

  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.
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  Pauline’s smash-and-grab: is anyone handling it right? 14.09.2026 17min

  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’s backs One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s criticism of PM’s mum Barnaby Joyce questions Anthony Albanese’s ‘log cabin’ tactic after Hanson’s attack on late mother One Nation leader Pauline Hanson calls Indigenous Australians ‘most primitive race’ How Ben Roberts-Smith and a cartoon led to Andrew Hastie’s biggest strike on Pauline Hanson This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Employers on notice after millions recovered for unpaid workers 14.09.2026 2min

  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 Victoria’s pothole peril claims life of beloved motorcycle club president Analysis by John Ferguson: Victoria’s multi-billion dollar pothole crisis blamed on years of government neglect Wallabies call up Jordan Petaia three years on from last capSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Poisoned Wife – and a cop who didn’t buy her husband’s story 13.09.2026 16min

  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. Meanwhile, Ray’s attention is focused on a vulnerable 17-year-old girl.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Husband accused of murder sent ‘strange’ neighbour to find poisoned wife Poisoned wife Rosslyn McQueen feared husband was having an affair with babysitter McQueen marriage under ‘considerable stress’ due to finances, friend told police This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The doco turning Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes into a horror baddie 11.09.2026 15min

  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 video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. You can view the trailer for You Can See Everything here. The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Luke Sayers settles ‘dick pic’ defamation fight with ex-wife Cate 11.09.2026 3min

  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:  Sayers v Sayers; ‘dick pic defo’ case settles, Luke apologises to ex-wife Trump warns attendees they'll go to hell if they don't vote NFL Melbourne LA Rams v San Francisco 49ersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Inside the scandal that destroyed KPMG’s reputation 10.09.2026 15min

  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 firm’s devastating audit scandal Former KPMG exec Eileen Hoggett sues firm seeking documents KPMG begins brutal 500 jobs cull amid audit scandal fallout Labor government extends ban on KPMG work for public service KPMG partners lied to deputy general counsel, parliamentary inquiry hears   This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Congratulations! It’s a birth tax 09.09.2026 11min

  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 YouTube channel. Labor’s trust tax reform creates ‘newborn tax’ Commentary by Robert Gottliebsen: Treasurer’s trust tax changes risk ‘long-term disaster’ for families, Aus economy Jim Chalmers warned trust tax plan will bury businesses in costs and delays State revenue offices leave door open to tax trusts switching to fixed distribution model This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Arrests in multi-state CFMEU raids 09.09.2026 2min

  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 ‘lying cowards’ One Nation Blanche d’Alpuget, author and widow of Bob Hawke, dies aged 82See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.