The Front

You can’t make plastic without resins derived from oil - and now the Iran war is making resin scarcer and much more expensive. That means (you guessed it) the price of everything that comes in plastic - so, everything - is about to go up. Our retail expert Eli Greenblat is here.
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Global packaging crisis threatens to drive up cost of everyday essentials
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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Japan’s ambassador to Australia suggested a fuel-for-LNG swap could be on the cards if Australia’s supplies dwindle. Plus, a former Cannon-Brookes executive denies misconduct and ABC staff walk off the job.
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Japanese ambassador signals fuel-for-LNG swap to secure Australia’s energy supply
Fuel rationing not on government's agenda: Bowen
Executive denies leaking data, claims he was directed by Annie Cannon-Brookes
ABC staff strike across Australia, forcing flagship news programs off air
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She says she’s still the same - but One Nation’s Pauline Hanson has shifted her persona, policies and language to meet the moments. Dennis Shanahan is here for a conversation full of unexpected laughs.
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Hanson lands $100,000 pay increase and demands doubling of staff
Pauline Hanson demands more staff after $100,000 pay rise from minor party status
Climate change department and large-scale renewable projects on Pauline Hanson’s post-SA hit list
Pauline Hanson hasn’t changed, the times have caught up
Matt Canavan may be the right’s greatest threat to One Nation
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our theme. Our team also includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Joshua Burton.
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Details are emerging about how an Air Canada passenger plane collided with a fire truck at one of America’s busiest airports. Plus, ARN’s share price plunges amid Sandilands court claim and Witkoff sets off for talks with Iran.
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What happened at LaGuardia Airport? How the Air Canada crash unfolded
Full details of Kyle Sandilands’ $100m deal with ARN laid bare as explosive legal battle erupts
Witkoff travels to Pakistan for Iran talks as Trump delays strikes, says Tehran wants to make a deal
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As Donald Trump says he’s negotiating an end to the war, what does victory look like? Our Washington, DC correspondent Joe Kelly is here.
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Escalation alarm bells as US President’s campaign teeters on brink of economic catastrophe
Democrats gear-up for fight over $200bn Iran war funding request
The case for an Iranian ‘imminent threat’ to America is unravelling
The contradiction at the heart of ‘America First’
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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