The Front

Seventeen fraudsters who rorted the multi-billion-dollar National Disability Insurance Scheme have spent a collective 60 years in jail since 2022, newly released data shows. Plus, Labor MP Josh Burns calls for new vilification laws and Treasurer Jim Chalmers leaves the door open for super for teens.
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NDIS fraudsters jailed for 60 years as taskforce seizes $50m in assets
Labor MP Josh Burns calls for new vilification laws
Treasurer keeps door open to deal on superannuation for minors
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Dedicated police protection, social media accountability, and national service for all Australians: that’s how businessman and philanthropist Steven Lowy says we can solve the scourge of Antisemitism in Australian society.
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Businessman Steven Lowy urges new police unit to protect Jewish Australians
‘Deepfake’: Bondi survivor tells of ‘relentless tsunami of Jew hatred’
Analysis by Geoff Chambers: Steven Lowy lays out the horrors and ‘the hatred that goes unnamed’ that Jews face in today’s Australia
Commentary by Simon Benson: Why ministers should be put in the dock in antisemitism probe
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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Police allege Simon Peter Carman murdered 17-year-old Tunchanok Dunholma following a dispute over money. Plus, England’s test cricket captain calls it quits in shock call, and the US and Iran agree to resume peace talks.
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Perth man accused of murdering teen in Thailand had guns seized by police
England captain Ben Stokes announces retirement from international cricket
Commentary by Robert Craddock: Ben Stokes’ retirement will rock the fragile world of English cricket
US and Iran agree to stop fight over the Strait of Hormuz
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Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, appears to have been quietly bankrolling Karl Stefanovic’s podcast - and that’s lucky, since the former Nine star now needs the show to stay afloat after losing his TV job. Today, Steve Jackson’s here to discuss how Stefanovic’s defiance of Nine’s party line on Ben Roberts-Smith and Charlie Teo contributed to his departure - Plus another very expensive media exit.
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Networks shun Stefanovic as he settles with Nine
The outburst that ended Karl’s career
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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A seawater flood deep under the Indian Ocean has crippled the Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Dechaineux. It cannot rise to the surface because it has taken on too much water. The 60 men and women on board are fighting to save the submarine and themselves from sinking to the ocean floor. They stabilise the boat briefly, but then, to their horror, it begins to sink further. Some think of their families, others put their arms around each other.
In Episode 3 we reveal how the crew confront their mortality while they fight to survive.
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