The Front

Snowy 2.0 was supposed to be the renewable energy dream made real right here in Australia. But a decade of catastrophic delays and blowouts have the whole project literally at risk of getting squeezed to death by Australia’s ancient geology - and now, The Australian is revealing the Commonwealth government considered sacking the builder that was meant to save this enormous project.
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Snowy Hydro blame game erupts amid cost blowout tensions
Snowy Hydro sits on contractor cost review for three months amid blowout fears
Snowy Hydro’s poor governance to blame for $12bn Snowy 2.0 blowout, report finds
Commentary by Robert Gottliebsen: Fate of $12bn Snowy 2.0 hangs in balance as new drill tackles impassable rock
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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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he wasn’t undercut by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on a controversial Tax Office plan to ban credit card payments.
Plus, China’s first foreign military base and Powerfinger’s tour ticket frenzy sparks new shows.
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Chalmers rejects claim PM undercut him on credit card backdown
Anthony Albanese admits overruling Chalmers on ATO credit card ban
Commentary by Dennis Shanahan: PM’s blame game has begun and Jim Chalmers is at the centre of it
China opens first foreign air base as it ‘encircles’ Vietnam
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In a post-negative gearing world, property investors have to find a completely different kind of property to buy - and they’re shaking up the entire market. Today - what it means for renters, owners and the price of all our places. Mackenzie Scott is here.
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Property investors target high-yield suburbs as negative gearing ban triggers spring market slump
Temporary rental relief as price growth slows, but crisis not over
Australian home sales plunge 17.4pc in massive blow to state budgets
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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Tom Cruise’s film Digger is on track to lose more than $350 million, making it one of the biggest box-office bombs in history.
Plus, Independent senator David Pocock says the Prime Minister’s office edited a letter raising concerns about artificial intelligence before it was sent to - the Prime Minister.
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Tom Cruise film Digger set to lose Warner Bros $352m in historic flop
Nikki Gemmell’s review: Tom Cruise delivers an exhausting misfire in new satire Digger
Pocock claims PM’s office heavily vetted AI committee letter
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Firmus is a giant flop - so what happens now to the tens of billions of dollars in AI hyperscaler money flooding into Australia to fund data centres? Chief business correspondent Perry Williams joins us.
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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Kristen Amiet, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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