The Front

Stars with planet-sized egos. Newsroom staff with big opinions. Audiences with high expectations and low patience. That’s the hot mix awaiting the new ABC news boss, who arrives as ABC management sort-of not-really denies sacking the last bloke. Today, media editor James Madden’s here to discuss ABC management’s bid to remake the national broadcaster’s culture.
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Outsider tasked with a big fix at ABC
ABC news boss quits abruptly
Jewish radio station’s giant battle
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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We can’t all be James Bond, but we can all play as the suave superspy in new video game ‘007: First Light’, tracing the young navy veteran earning his licence to kill at MI6. It’s the first hint of what Jeff Bezos’ Amazon will do with the Bond universe - and superfan Jared Lynch is here to play.
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James Bond franchise rebooted as gritty video game after Amazon takeover
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A Blue Origin rocket exploded during an engine test at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night, local time. Plus, KPMG’s CEO resigns suddenly and a John Farnham tribute comes to Melbourne.
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Blue Origin loses rocket in huge explosion on launch pad
KPMG Australia chief, audit boss quit amid escalating whistleblower scandal
Lendlease was told ‘nothing to see here’ in KPMG audit scandal
John Farnham: A Living Legend tribute to be held in September 2026
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The ABC lost its head of news and a star reporter – who also happened to be an ex-bikie – in the space of a day. So, what’s going on at the national broadcaster?
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ABC sacks Four Corners reporter but defend hiring him in first place
Death threats, deaf ears: ABC ‘ignored’ bikie-turned-reporter crime link claims
ABC news boss Justin Stevens quits abruptly
Hugh Marks refuses to deny ABC news boss Justin Stevens was ‘pushed’
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.

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Queensland superstar Kalyn Ponga says he wishes he could relive the moment that changed the opening match of the 2026 NRL State of Origin series. Plus, an extraordinary medical twist in the recovery of a rookie NSW Police officer wounded in the Bondi terror attack, and a fourth so-called ISIS bride is charged by the AFP.
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‘No apology for taking strong action’: NRL backs Ashley Klein’s controversial send-off of Kalyn Ponga
Bondi hero cop recovers from surgery on shock tumour only found after shooting
Another ISIS-linked Australian charged with terror offences
Federal government sues manufacturer 3M for $2bn over toxic chemical contamination
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