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The Front

The Front

By: The Australian
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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.

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Episodes
  • Seal Team Six’s incredible Iran rescue of stranded US colonel

    Seal Team Six’s incredible Iran rescue of stranded US colonel
    Apr 6 2026

    The war in Iran has yielded its most dramatic survival story yet, with the United States pulling off a high-stakes rescue mission for a fighter jet crew member who was shot down by Iranian forces.

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    US aviator has been rescued

    How elite US forces survive behind enemy lines

    Trump’s foul-mouthed threat to Iran

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    5 mins
  • The egg hunt: Charlotte Ree on motherhood and hope

    The egg hunt: Charlotte Ree on motherhood and hope
    Apr 3 2026

    Parents are busy hiding them, kids want all of them. But for author Charlotte Ree, she’s freezing them. It’s Easter and we’re talking about eggs - and how these little ovoid shapes can take on a whole different meaning to single women in their 30s.

    Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

    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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    15 mins
  • Plans by Bahrain, Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in the works

    Plans by Bahrain, Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in the works
    Apr 3 2026

    The UN Security Council will this weekend vote on a bid by Bahrain to use “defensive” force in the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, part of Blake Lively’s claim against Justin Baldoni is dismissed and property prices wane.

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    UN Security Council to vote on authorising force in Hormuz

    Iran drafts plan with Oman to charge ships for Strait of Hormuz passage

    Bowen delivers update on petrol station shortages

    Blake Lively’s harassment claim against Justin Baldoni dismissed, but the trial goes on

    Sydney and Melbourne to lead housing downturn as interest rate rises spook buyers

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    3 mins
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