The Front

The big-money days are gone in TV and radio, and that means some household names will be taking a very big pay cut. Plus, the TV newsroom that might disappear altogether. Steve Jackson is here with all the best of his Media Diary.
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Kyle face-off looms as Jackie O presses on with radio lawsuit

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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Once dismissed as dangerous and unworthy, Australian horror is now a global box-office phenomenon. Geordie Gray is here to explore the terrifying new film Leviticus - a Sundance hit that captures the dread of regional isolation - and trace the evolution of the genre from the controversial Wake in Fright to modern ‘elevated’ horror movies like The Babadook and Talk to Me.
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Australian horror was once banned – now it’s booming
Backrooms: Inside the film that began as a meme
The Babadook breathes new life into horror genre
When a young Indigenous couple brings home their baby, things take a sinister turn
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.

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Manchester mayor Andy Burnham will launch a challenge for the UK Prime Ministership after winning a resounding by-election victory in Makersfield. Plus, a retired Army Major accuses the Australian Defence Force of ‘fabricating evidence’ in crash probe, and The Australian’s Culture section wins journalism’s top prize.
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‘Voted for change’: Burnham sets up Starmer fight with Makerfield win
Analysis by Jacquelin Magnay: Andy Burnham’s win sparks Labour civil war with Keir Starmer’s leadership in peril
Commentary by Patrick Maguire: Labour voters want a revolution or the party’s over
Fatal MRH-90 chopper crash ‘foreseeable’, report ‘corrupted’: test pilots
The Australian’s new Culture section secures top journalism award in its first year
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After the most bruising five weeks of his prime ministership, Anthony Albanese has announced four big - and very complicated - changes to the controversial capital gains tax and death tax measures in the Budget - but will it be enough to quell the fury of young investors and entrepreneurs who feel the government’s let them down?
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Winners and losers as government overhauls small business tax breaks after industry backlash
Backflips and backdowns: what you need to know about the budget changes
Commentary by Judith Sloan: Labor’s tax reform teaches a masterclass in incompetence
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.
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ackie ‘O’ Henderson’s barrister said they’re “very much progressing” her unfair dismissal claim against ARN after her former co-host Kyle Sandilands settled with the network. Plus, Israel’s dismay over US-Iran deal and the World Cup is rocked by spying claims.
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Jackie O vows to proceed with $82m suit against radio giant ARN
‘Catastrophic’: Israel dismayed as Trump, Pezeshkian officially sign deal

Commentary by Joe Kelly: Trump’s deal sees America concede while Iran delays on nuclear program
World Cup rocked by drone 'spying' claims
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