The Front

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.
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Margot Robbie’s most radical Hollywood move? Refusing Barbie 2
US clears Paramount's $111 bn Warner Bros. takeover
California calls Paramount's threat to leave state 'blackmail'
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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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. Plus, Albo’s apology and the Swans’ fresh denial are in The Front’s afternoon edition.
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‘I didn’t kill her’: Ray McQueen confronted over his wife’s poisoning death
Anthony Albanese admits appearance on Bush Deep podcast with Nikki Osborne was an ‘error’
‘Only five players’; Swans hit back at lawyer’s claims that club ‘leaders’ were in Pullman Hotel room
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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-year silence on case
Subscribers to The Australian hear new episodes first on Apple Podcasts, on The Australian’s app and thepoisonedwife.com, where you’ll find photos, videos, timelines, stories and more.
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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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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.
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Harry and Meghan to return to live in the UK
Hiker Lily Hooper, 18, found dead after eight days in NSW Southern Highlands
KPMG begins brutal 500 jobs cull amid audit scandal fallout
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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.
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Appeals in mushroom killer case: Freedom bid or more time for Erin Patterson
Inside the court where Erin Patterson will learn whether she will be freed
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson’s appeal kicks off
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.