The Front

The Twilight of Exceptionalism, a new book by Australia’s most eminent political journalist and historian, Paul Kelly, is packed with startling revelations about the governments of Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison, including ex-PM John Howard’s frank assessment of where his successors went wrong. Paul Kelly’s here with the exclusive first interview on the book, which hits bookshops on July 14.
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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton
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Australia is enraged after China fired a submarine-launched nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific after briefing governments including ours of the plan. Plus, England is through to the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup after defeating co-hosts Mexico.
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China to test nuclear missile in South Pacific after Anthony Albanese signs pact with Fiji
Red card, penalty dramas as England edge Mexico, Norway beat Brazil
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Are the mainstream media really dead, or are Karl Stefanovic and Piers Morgan just trying to convince themselves? In a masterclass of reality television that nobody saw coming, Karl sat down with the British firebrand on his superyacht in the South of France. Today, Media Diary’s Steve Jackson joins us to break down the interview, the "business" lessons Karl is trying to learn about the YouTube landscape, and why the mainstream might have more life in it than these two are letting on.
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How Karl lost his radio gig
Nine’s rush to tie up Stefanovic successor
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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The Royal Australian Submarine HMAS Dechaineux has just limped back to port after a catastrophic flood came within seconds of sinking her and her 60 crew members. Suddenly, the navy has a crisis on its hands. How will it deal with this near-disaster? What will it mean for the new Collins Class fleet? How will the navy explain it publicly? And what about the crew who have been traumatised by this near-death experience?
In Episode 4 we investigate the human, strategic and public relations fallout from The Flood.
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As an ARIA-nominated artist she goes by Jack River. As a high-flying political lobbyist, she’s Holly Rankin, and today she’s here to discuss the issue dividing artists, journalists, writers, Big Tech and the federal Government: should we bend our copyright laws in the hope of attracting data centre investment?
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Australian songwriters’ fury as Big Tech ‘blatant theft’ for AI training revealed by Andrew McMillen
AI giants could get a free pass – and gut creators’ rights by Rod Sims
Boy Swallows Universe author Trent Dalton wanted to ‘vomit’ when told his books were on pirate database by Rosemary Neill
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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