The Front

New leader, same old drama for the Greens, whose outsize capacity for melodrama marks a crisis of confidence for the party that’s become more about Gaza than the grassroots. Today, Richard Ferguson on where the Greens are actually going.
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David Shoebridge vows Greens will ‘replace’ Labor as defeated Faruqi rebels
‘I wish we’d listened to Faruqi before Bondi’, Greens leader David Shoebridge says
Commentary by Richard Ferguson: Greens desperately look for their Zohran Mamdani. They have Mehreen Faruqi instead
Commentary by The Mocker: We get it, Mehreen. It’s not easy being Green
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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Bachelor star Sam Wood will spend the next three nights in a Queensland watch house after he was charged with domestic violence offences.
Wood’s lawyer Matthew Cuskelly said on Monday his client intends to defend the charges and will apply for bail on Thursday.
Plus, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes the Thames Valley police to court, and Australia’s Rugby League World Cup Squad revealed.
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Bachelor star Sam Wood stood down from business; charged with domestic violence offences after alleged Noosa incident
Andrew takes UK police to court over Epstein files arrest
Kangaroos squad revealed: Six debutants, big returns, No.1 battle
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It’s the sequel nobody asked for but we’ll all be watching. Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong face off in Aaron Sorkin’s new Facebook movie, charting the destabilisation of the Metaverse from within. Bianca Farmakis joins us to discuss where Sorkin is taking the story, 16 years after the original Facebook movie The Social Network became accidental inspo for a new generation of tech wannabes.
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‘I didn’t mean to mythologise him’: Sorkin takes on Zuckerberg
Meta’s soaring $2.4bn legal bill wipes out profit growth amid multiple lawsuits
Inside Story: Facebook’s foul underbelly and how it cashes in on kids
Labor vows crackdown on tech giants exploiting child social media ban loopholes
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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eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant urged online gaming platforms to “lift their game”, after it was revealed children are being exposed to sexual exploitation and extremism on their sites. Plus, Jai Arrow tribute line-up revealed, and ANZ dumps KPMG after audit scandal.
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Gaming giants must ‘lift their game’ on child safety, eSafety boss urges
Amy Shark to lead music stars in Jai Arrow NRL grand final tribute
ANZ plots KPMG breakup after 59 years as external auditor
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An incredible mid-air cockpit attack - and claims of an Iranian cell lurking outside a military base: from the Middle East to Britain, authorities are on high alert after two alleged terrorism incidents. Today - what really happened with RAF Fairford and Flydubai 1073.
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Hero Flydubai pilot managed to open cockpit door despite being stabbed by a co-pilot
‘Who’s going to save you?’ Hero pilot lauds highly trained aircrew
Australians Carol and Steven Moss caught in FlyDubai hijack drama
RAF Fairford terror plot ‘foiled when suspect called police’
Locals say RAF Fairford security ramped up in week before ‘terror plot arrests’
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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