The Front

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.
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Cop told friend how he would hide bodies after break-up, jury told
Thousands of Virgin Australia passengers delayed after exhausted cabin crew reject extra shifts
RBA card surcharge ban triggers cash comeback and discounts
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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 Newspoll quarterly analysis prepared for The Australian by Pyxis Polling & Insights.
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The Queen of the North: Sunshine State voters want Hanson as prime minister
Commentary by Geoff Chambers: Is there no stopping the rise of Hanson?
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.
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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.
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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.
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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'.
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Australian businessman faces ‘headbutt’ charge
‘Intifada’ group reaches uni elections
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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.
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Peter V’landys officially announced as NRL executive chairman
Commentary by Andrew Webster: For Pete’s sake, fix refs and leave rules alone
Commentary by Andrew Webster: Peter V’landys’ global vision must deliver for the fans
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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