The Front

Australians know him as the affable mining billionaire Twiggy - but is Andrew Forrest living a double life as a top-level diplomatic powerbroker? Our North Asia correspondent, Yoni Bashan, spent a while at the court of King Twiggy and joins us to discuss this charming, confounding character.
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Moving beyond mining, Andrew Forrest is trying to broker peace between superpowers
Fossil fuels a ‘weapon of war’ Forrest warns global CEOs at the the China Development Forum
Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest takes aim at powerful Beijing-backed entity battling with BHP
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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A Victoria Cross recipient who has always denied being a war criminal has been arrested over five alleged war crimes murders, including two he’s accused of committing himself. Today - the case against Ben Roberts-Smith, and how he will defend himself.
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Roberts-Smith faces life in prison if convicted
War crimes prosecutors will face challenges convicting Ben Roberts-Smith
Hanson: I won’t abandon BRS
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Only now is it becoming clear how Iran has survived the combined might of the US and Israeli military for over a month: cast underground tunnel systems, packed with fuel, drones and missiles. Our reporter Shokoofeh Azar is here.
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Revealed: Iran’s secret missile ‘megacities’ that are ‘built for war’
Open the Strait: Trump’s foul-mouthed warning
Inside story of US colonel’s incredible rescue behind enemy lines
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 war in Iran has yielded its most dramatic survival story yet, with the United States pulling off a high-stakes rescue mission for a fighter jet crew member who was shot down by Iranian forces.
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US aviator has been rescued
How elite US forces survive behind enemy lines
Trump’s foul-mouthed threat to Iran
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Parents are busy hiding them, kids want all of them. But for author Charlotte Ree, she’s freezing them. It’s Easter and we’re talking about eggs - and how these little ovoid shapes can take on a whole different meaning to single women in their 30s.
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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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