The Front

It’s the most French of stories: a public grievance blows up into a major conflagration with town halls burnt and synagogues ransacked. This time, anger over classroom conditions in history’s hottest summer has become a public order catastrophe. So who’s really to blame? Greg Sheridan is here.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Further reading:  Rule of law? Far too bourgeois Synagogues ransacked, Jewish businesses burnt Stunned Macron seeks answers This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Joshua Burton. Our theme is by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nobody thought Benjamin Netanyahu could survive the Hamas onslaught, a scandal over unheeded warnings and the sprawling Gaza-Iran-Lebanon-Houthi conflicts that have arisen. As Israel’s October 28 elections near, rivals Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid say it’s time to end the Bibi era - but there is a wild possibility Netanyahu could survive yet again. Julie Szego is here. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. What will decide Israel's election psychodrama? Israeli settlers in new wave of violence  Simon Schama: The lies and laziness fuelling Jew-hatred 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The media mogul accused of attacking his wife, Anthony Catalano, now says he wants to move overseas with her and their children. Plus, the jury in the double-murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon visits the scene of the alleged crime, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make their first public appearance since returning to the UK.  Read more:  Australian media mogul Antony Catalano to move overseas with family amid assault allegations, court told Beau Lamarre-Condon jury visits Paddington terrace where couple was allegedly shot Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stage mock royal visit in UK amid palace tensions Commentary by Hilary Rose: Sussexes fool no one as they launch their faux-royal comeback at Nottingham  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon asked a friend to dispose of a mobile phone connected to two men he’s accused of murdering. Plus, taxpayers foot the bill for Michelin stars in South Australia.  Read more:  Beau Lamarre-Condon asked friend to dump phone in WA after murders, court hears IBAC exposes $285m Covid government cover-up in Victoria 11 Michelin-star winners in South Australia revealedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he wasn’t undercut by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on a controversial Tax Office plan to ban credit card payments. Plus, China’s first foreign military base and Powerfinger’s tour ticket frenzy sparks new shows.  Read more:  Chalmers rejects claim PM undercut him on credit card backdown Anthony Albanese admits overruling Chalmers on ATO credit card ban Commentary by Dennis Shanahan: PM’s blame game has begun and Jim Chalmers is at the centre of it China opens first foreign air base as it ‘encircles’ VietnamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Cruise’s film Digger is on track to lose more than $350 million, making it one of the biggest box-office bombs in history.  Plus, Independent senator David Pocock says the Prime Minister’s office edited a letter raising concerns about artificial intelligence before it was sent to - the Prime Minister. Read more:  Tom Cruise film Digger set to lose Warner Bros $352m in historic flop Nikki Gemmell’s review: Tom Cruise delivers an exhausting misfire in new satire Digger Pocock claims PM’s office heavily vetted AI committee letterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A drama surrounding the Brethren Christian Church has just accelerated, with the church’s global leader to appear before an Australian parliamentary inquiry into what church members got up to in the leadup to the 2025 federal election. Plus, new hearings from the antisemitism royal commission.  Read more:  Bruce Hales says ‘truth will prevail’ in his appearance before inquiry Plymouth Brethren leader Bruce Hales to appear before parliamentary inquiry despite backlash Antisemitism royal commission orders extra closed hearings into Bondi terror attack  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk has a new documentary. It got a five minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, and critics are unanimous in their praise. But Musk hates it. He’s labelled director Alex Gibney a “douche” and a “horrible human”. And now he’s threatening to sue. Max Aitchison joins Claire Harvey to discuss all the shades of Musk.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was premier for nine years, a buddy to the billionaires and still a household name today - but Dan Andrews is toxic for his Victorian Labor party and living in a giant house he doesn’t own on the Mornington Peninsula. Today, the mystery of what’s going on with Daniel Andrews.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Daniel Andrews living in luxury Mornington Peninsula home owned by Labor donor Dan a nowhere man for Labor election campaign 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the pulpit to the lecture theatre, antisemitism has found voice in Australia – just as Hamas planned with its October 7 slaughter of innocents. But why now? Was hatred of Jews a remnant of our Anglo-Christian heritage? Is it about extreme Islamism? Why would ‘progressives’ sign up to a racist cause? And what role did Israel play? Greg Sheridan is here to help us puzzle it out.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. ‘Deaf ears’: Trump appointee claims Albanese ‘neutered’ Jillian Segal before Bondi attack ‘I witnessed horror on October 7 and I am still there’ Commentary by Greg Sheridan: Antisemitism is a reminder of left’s distorted world view Commentary by Cameron Stewart: Three years after October 7, Hamas, not Israel, in ruins 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friends and family of Sir Ranulph Fiennes say he’s been secreted away in care homes under fake names for months, unable to make contact with the world outside. Now, he’s reportedly living back at his rural property in Shropshire in England. So, how did it come to this? Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Ranulph Fiennes ‘placed in care home merry-go-round’ by second wife This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Tiffanty Dimmack. Our music was composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. ‘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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.