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    ABC boss admits ‘bad mistake’ on Gaza ‘starving babies’ report

    09/07/2026 | 4 mins.
    The ABC’s Editorial Director Gavin Fang told the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion the national broadcaster made a ‘bad mistake’ when it broadcast an inaccurate statistic about the conflict in Gaza.
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    ABC admits ‘bad mistake’ in Gaza ‘14,000 starving babies’ report
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    The undying rage of Prince Harry

    08/07/2026 | 15 mins.
    Can Prince Harry possibly rebuild his relationship with the Royal Family - and the British public - after a humiliating High Court defeat in his case against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday? Associate Helen Trinca joins us from London to dissect the 436-page judgment and its fallout.
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    Prince Harry loses Daily Mail privacy case
    Analysis by Helen Trinca: Harry ignores collateral damage to royals with reckless response to court loss
    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.
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    Prosecutors fight to use nurses tape in court

    08/07/2026 | 3 mins.
    Commonwealth prosecutors are fighting to overturn a judge’s decision in the matter of two Sydney nurses accused of threatening to kill Israeli patients. Plus, Telstra is facing questions about the cause of a massive network outage that caused chaos across the country.
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    Prosecutors fight to use video of Bankstown nurses in court
    Telstra network outages: telco scrambles to get network working
    Commentary by Eric Johnston: Telstra’s outage problem is now CEO Vicki Brady’s problem
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    How we revealed China’s missile launch before it happened

    07/07/2026 | 12 mins.
    Australia-China relations are at a significant low, after a Chinese submarine launched a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile in the South Pacific and Anthony Albanese accused Beijing of a ‘provocative’ act that undermined regional peace. Today, the journo who broke the story before the missile was even fired – Ben Packham – joins us from the Solomon Islands.
    Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
    China launches sea-based missile in South Pacific after Anthony Albanese signs pact with Fiji
    Commentary by Ben Packham: China claims this was a routine missile test and not tied to our new Fiji deal. Pull the other one
    ‘Get used to’ our nukes, says China, as US lashes ‘rapid, opaque’ buildup
    China missile test a nuclear ‘message’ to Australia
    China missile test raises an intelligence question for PM
    Editorial: China’s missile test shows it has got the Pacific message
    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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    Foxtel and Nine scoop $5.3 billion NRL deal

    07/07/2026 | 3 mins.
    The NRL has eclipsed Aussie Rules for the richest broadcast deal in Australian history, with a $5.3 billion split of the rights between Nine and Foxtel. Plus, Nigel Farage to face questions over multimillion-dollar gift, Richard White steps down as chair of WiseTech, and Belgium crushes the USA’s FIFA World Cup dreams.
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    Confirmed: NRL crush AFL with record-breaking broadcast deal worth $5.3 billion
    Watchdog set to interview Farage over $9.6m gift
    WiseTech billionaire Richard White steps down as chair amid two criminal probes
    Commentary by Eric Johnston: New WiseTech chair fails first test of independence
    Even Trump couldn’t save USA from Belgium humiliation
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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 insight from our newsrooms. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.
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