The Front

Australia’s fuel supply could be disrupted for months after a blaze erupted at one of the nation’s two domestic oil refineries. Plus, the Albanese government secures diesel shipments, Iran’s new Red Sea threat, and NSW’s highest court strikes down post-Bondi protest laws.
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Viva Energy refinery blaze threatens to disrupt national fuel supply
Acrid smell of gas and oil: Inside the Viva energy hub explosions
Viva refinery fire threatens Australian Defence Force fuel and anti-sniffing petrol supply
Albanese reveals Asian diesel commitment
Tehran threatens global oil shock as US naval blockade tightens
Post-Bondi protest laws struck down by court
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The Queen said a firm ‘no’ to Meghan and Harry’s half-in, half-out royal-commercial model. They’re doing it anyway, with yoga, a Masterchef appearance, and speeches about ‘leading with vulnerability. Plus, why journalists were rejected from Meghan’s ‘girls’ retreat’ in Sydney. Associate editor Jenna Clarke joins us.
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Vintage Prince Harry reminds us who the real star of the Sussex show is
Harry and Meghan begin Australia tour with warm welcome in Melbourne
Harry and Meghan down under put Hyacinth Bucket to shame
‘Don’t wait until you’re lying on the floor’; Harry’s advice to new dads
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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Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has been ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to her father’s former business associates. Mining giant Rio Tinto was also ordered to pay royalties from the Hope Downs iron ore deposits, as well interest and legal costs, to Wright Prospecting and DFD Rhodes.
In a statement, Hancock Prospecting Executive Director Jay Newby said the company “welcomes the WA Supreme Court decision which decisively confirms HPPL’s rightful ownership of these tenements firmly rejecting the baseless ownership claims of John [Hancock], Bianca [Rinehart] and Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd in their entirety”.
Gina Rinehart’s children, John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart, sought shares in the multibillion-dollar East Angleas iron ore deposits.
“The court found that these tenements belong to HPPL exclusively,” Newby said.
Plus, police investigate Katy Perry sexual assault allegations, and the US Navy intercepts tankers near Iran.
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Gina Rinehart ordered to pay hundreds of millions in royalties in landmark decision
Katy Perry being investigated by Victoria Police over Ruby Rose sex assault claim
US intercepts eight tankers trying to leave Iranian ports
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Straight-talking new defence boss Mark Hammond got his start scrubbing decks as a junior sailor in the Royal Australian Navy - and now faces the huge challenge ahead: getting Australia’s military ready for the new age of asymmetrical warfare focused on drones. Foreign Affairs and Defence Correspondent Ben Packham is here.
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‘Hollywood Hammond’ warned of war, now he’s ADF chief
ALP learns war lessons: extra billions for drones
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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Qantas is slashing flights and lifting prices, and will suspend several regional routes - in its response to the fuel crisis triggered by the war in Iran. Plus, Iran’s nuclear offer, and Harry and Meghan arrive in Melbourne.
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Qantas braces for $500m profit hit as soaring fuel prices force flight cuts
Iran offered five-year nuclear pause, US wanted 20: report
Harry and Meghan touch down in Melbourne
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