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The ‘smilier, sexier’ saviour: Can Andy Burnham fix Britain?
Keir Starmer’s out and Andy Burnham is waiting to be anointed Britain’s PM. But the ‘King of the North’s first real test is solving the United Kingdom’s cost of living crisis, while controlling a fractious backbench. Our always hilarious UK politics expert Richard Ferguson is here.
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What are Andy Burnham’s political views?
How long will Burnham last before the lectern comes out?
Commentary by Cameron Stewart: Labour’s ‘Reform whispe...
Why Andy Burnham will have to call an early election
He’s the new British prime minister in all but name - but when will Andy Burnham move into 10 Downing Street, and will furious voters get a chance to throw him and the Labour Party out altogether? Europe correspondent Jacquelin Magnay is here.
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Starmer is going but not quite gone: the time lag will only anger Britons
Andy Burnham seeks to calm markets, calls for orderly transition ahead of ‘coronation’ as PM
‘Just a na...
Why aren’t we culling great white sharks?
Great white sharks are critically endangered – but are they really? As a 35-year-old mother fights for her life in a Sydney intensive care unit, beachgoers around Australia are adjusting to a new reality: fatal shark attacks are now frequent occurrences as shark populations boom and governments hesitate to act.
In NSW, a horror summer is being followed by a shocking winter attack – so how do we stay safe in the water?
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The Flood: Shut all hull valves
The Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Dechaineux is flooding deep under the Indian Ocean after a seawater hose burst. Its 60 crew are fighting to save their crippled submarine, with Petty Officer Geordie Bunting trapped under the water in the flooded lower motor room. The commander Peter Scott initiates emergency procedures, but he does not know how bad the flood is or whether it has been stopped.
In episode two, we reveal the extraordinary dramas at both ends of the boat, as Bunting fights for life against the flood while Commander Scott and his crew try to prevent...
Huge pay cuts looming for media superstars
The big-money days are gone in TV and radio, and that means some household names will be taking a very big pay cut. Plus, the TV newsroom that might disappear altogether. Steve Jackson is here with all the best of his Media Diary.
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Kyle face-off looms as Jackie O presses on with radio lawsuit
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Choc tops and chainsaws: the Australian horror boom
Once dismissed as dangerous and unworthy, Australian horror is now a global box-office phenomenon. Geordie Gray is here to explore the terrifying new film Leviticus - a Sundance hit that captures the dread of regional isolation - and trace the evolution of the genre from the controversial Wake in Fright to modern ‘elevated’ horror movies like The Babadook and Talk to Me.
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Australian horror was once banned – now it’s booming
Backrooms: Inside the film tha...
Keir Starmer is a dead PM walking after rival's big win
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham will launch a challenge for the UK Prime Ministership after winning a resounding by-election victory in Makersfield. Plus, a retired Army Major accuses the Australian Defence Force of ‘fabricating evidence’ in crash probe, and The Australian’s Culture section wins journalism’s top prize.
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‘Voted for change’: Burnham sets up Starmer fight with Makerfield win
Analysis by Jacquelin Magnay: Andy Burnham’s win sparks Labour civil war with Keir Starmer’s leadership in peril
Commentary by Patrick Maguire: Labour voters want a revolution or the party’s over
...Albo’s Pauline-powered backflip
After the most bruising five weeks of his prime ministership, Anthony Albanese has announced four big - and very complicated - changes to the controversial capital gains tax and death tax measures in the Budget - but will it be enough to quell the fury of young investors and entrepreneurs who feel the government’s let them down?
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Winners and losers as government overhauls small business tax breaks after industry backlash
Backflips and backdowns: wha...
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson forges ahead with ARN legal claim
ackie ‘O’ Henderson’s barrister said they’re “very much progressing” her unfair dismissal claim against ARN after her former co-host Kyle Sandilands settled with the network. Plus, Israel’s dismay over US-Iran deal and the World Cup is rocked by spying claims.
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Jackie O vows to proceed with $82m suit against radio giant ARN
‘Catastrophic’: Israel dismayed as Trump, Pezeshkian officially sign deal
Commentary by Joe Kelly: Trump’s deal sees America concede while Iran delays on nuclear program
World Cup rocked by drone 'spying' claims
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The inside scoop on Kyle Sandilands’ $12m peace deal
Subterfuge, secret meetings and a peace deal with all sorts of hidden benefits. We’ve got the inside scoop on how Kyle Sandilands and his radio bosses resolved their differences – and where it leaves his former radio partner Jackie O Henderson. Media Diary Editor Steve Jackson is here.
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Secret talks land Kyle Sandilands $12m payout
Kyle Sandilands cuts $12m deal with ARN after being axed
Shock detail in Kyle’s settlement with ARN
Make Australia monocultural again: Pauline Hanson’s big pitch
Make Australia monocultural, axe SBS, paywall the ABC, dump Snowy Hydro 2.0 and introduce nuclear power - Pauline Hanson’s first address to the National Press Club was certainly eventful.
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‘Don’t come near me’: Pauline Hanson clashes with journalist over daughter’s employment
Commentary by Geoff Chambers: How ‘Svengali’ James Ashby unleashed Trump-style machine to fuel One Nation’s surge
Linfox succession battle escalates as son Peter Fox ousted from top role
History as Messi bags first World Cup hat-trick
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The rape cases that ‘shouldn’t be run’
A night at the pub ends in an accusation of rape - but now the woman at the centre of one of Australia’s most controversial cases is turning her fury on the prosecutors she says let her down. Today, Ellie Dudley is here for a close look at a deeply human story of trust betrayed.
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Woman at centre of failed rape trial says prosecutors were ‘cavalier’
NSW District Court judge Peter Whitford launches attack on...
Gina Rinehart’s $1 billion bet on Elon Musk
The world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk, has a new business partner in Australian mining tycoon Gina Rinehart, as she picks up a $US 1 billion stake in his SpaceX - part of his plan to launch AI data centres into space and create a city on Mars.
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Gina Rinehart secures $US1bn stake in Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Adore Beauty staff warn of mass redundancies amid major push into AI
Relief for punters and Jim Chalmers as Reserve Bank holds interest rates after three hikes
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Can Trump and Iran control Israel and Hezbollah?
As the President announces he’s sorted the Iran-Israel-US conflict, we dig through the details yet to be agreed. Plus, where does this leave Iran’s terror proxies Hezbollah and Hamas in their war against Israel? Cameron Stewart is here in just a moment.
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Nuclear questions remain as deal firms
Trump’s key war aims are left unresolved
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey, and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsa...
Coogee shark victim identified as young mum
Sydney’s eastern beaches have reopened after the attack, and now there’s a raging argument about the use of culling, artificial intelligence-powered drones and other shark mitigation strategies, as it’s revealed some of the country’s most famous beaches are unprotected for much of the year. Plus, push and shove outside court as an alleged NDIS property scam is investigated.
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Young mother Leah Stewart identified as Coogee shark attack victim
Gold Coast couple accused of $90m NDIS alleged scam hurl abuse outside court
Federal Court orders handover of a suitc...
Why rapists and murderers should be sweating
A man who was acquitted for rape is facing another trial as prosecutors seek leave to invoke Queensland’s new double jeopardy laws, in a huge development arising from The Australian’s podcast Shandee’s Story. This is “the tip of the iceberg”, says our national chief correspondent Hedley Thomas, who’s here today.
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Shandee’s Story: Double jeopardy test of rape acquittal after forensic DNA do-over
Shandee Blackburn murder: DNA retesting on hold in Mackay cold...
The Flood: Explosion
It is the navy's worst nightmare. 60 Australian men and women are trapped in a submarine deep under the Indian Ocean after an explosion and seawater flood, threaten to sink the vessel and send its crew to the bottom. This is the incredible true story of the Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Dechaineux. In episode 1, the commander takes his submarine down to its deepest diving depth when a loud noise at the back of the boat changes the lives of everyone on board. An extraordinary battle for survival is just beginning.
The Flood is a four-part audio and...
The new Michael Jackson fans who don’t want to hear the truth
Michael Jackson’s estate has convinced an entire generation the singer was wrongly accused of crimes against children. Now, a Netflix documentary restores some balance.
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Review by Nikki Gemmell: Why the new Michael Jackson biopic is a dishonest insult to the genre
Who's Bad? Not Michael Jackson in new big-budget biopic
From The Front: How do we feel about Michael Jackson the musical?
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Furious widow blasts Hanson over ‘witch-burning’ claim
Pauline Hanson says former politicians said she should face a firing squad and be burnt at the stake. Now Tim Fischer’s widow Judy Brewer says she wants evidence or an apology and fears her late husband is being posthumously defamed.
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Andrew Forrest inks mining deal with Juukan Gorge traditional owners
Apologise or prove ‘witch’ claim: widow
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‘Ashamed’: Judge Jackman fires up over court delays
A spectacular legal brawl – between sitting judges. Federal Court judge Ian Jackman is attacking some of his own colleagues, saying their tardiness in handing down decisions is threatening the rule of law.
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Judge slams fellows over ‘egregious’ delays
What’s behind the High Court silence on Beech-Jones?
Just do your job, top silk tells judge
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Listeners desert KIIS FM after Kyle & Jackie O exit
The first full radio ratings since the implosion of the Kyle and Jackie O Show are in – and it’s bad news for KIIS FM and its parent network ARN. Plus, Australians push back against the data-centre boom.
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KIISFM’s ratings collapse post Kyle and Jackie ‘O’ era
Data centre boom faces ‘immense’ community backlash over project fears
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Why won’t politicians attack Pauline Hanson?
She dishes out freewheeling critique of just about everyone - but Pauline Hanson isn’t being directly attacked by the parties who should fear One Nation’s spectacular rise the most. Chief political correspondent Greg Brown is here.
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Newspoll: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation in front of Labor, Anthony Albanese gets worst ever rating
Pauline Hanson hit: the truth’s been costed as One Nation in disarray
Commentary by Janet Albrechtsen: Memo, Mr Albanes...
Belfast burns after alleged attempted beheading
Belfast is in uproar in the latest incident of violent street crime in Britain’s deeply divided political climate. Plus, US President Donald Trump launches a fresh round of attacks on Iran.
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Belfast houses, cars torched as asylum-seeker charged over attempted beheading
What happened in Belfast? How the knife attack unfolded
Iran launches drone strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan after Trump’s retaliation for downed chopper
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Did Trump and Netanyahu just break up?
Iran and Israel are firing on each other again – and now Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are at war too. There’s been a huge shift in Middle East affairs and the US President’s desperation to get a peace deal is fracturing what was supposed to be his rock-solid relationship with Israel. So are we getting any closer to peace?
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Israel hits back at Iran after missile attack, renewing fear of war
Benjamin Netany...
JD Vance wades into the case tearing Britain apart
The US Vice President said on social media the murder of Henry Nowak was the result of European elites prioritising immigration over their own citizens. Plus, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan responds to Pauline Hanson and Donald Trump gets a frosty reception at Madison Square Garden.
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JD Vance blames Henry Nowak’s death on mass migration
Allan vows to see campaign through despite plummeting polls
Trump is booed at NBA Finals as his attendance brings tight security
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The soft-left UK Labour mayor destroying his own PM
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life as a rival Labour superstar comes for his job - and the PM’s latest move is to announce an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s. Today, we look at Andy Burnham, the so-called King of the North, who’s lining himself up to destroy Starmer and remake the United Kingdom. Richard Ferguson’s here in just a moment.
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Andy Burnham wants to be Makerf...
$4bn footy: Inside the bitter Nine vs DAZN war for rugby league supremacy
Australians have fallen in love with the English Premier League’s Ted Lasso-esque mix of emotion and drama - and as Nine prepares for a huge soccer splurge as well as wanting rugby league all for itself, what now for NRL supremo Peter V’Landys’ dream of a record $4 billion rights deal?
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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamog...
Off-Campus: the global blockbuster making consent sexy
‘Book girlies’ with an insatiable appetite for happily-ever-after romance have fuelled the biggest phenomenon in publishing and TV right now - Off-Campus, the fictional universe where 20-somethings unpack their trauma and have a lot of sex. Voracious reader - and The Australian’s off-platform editor - Chloe Barr is here.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: dodgy landlord?
An investigation by the UK’s National Audit Office found the former Prince charged staff to rent cottages on his former home on the Windsor Estate. Plus, Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed denies assault allegations and Lendlease boots KPMG staff over audit scandal.
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Andrew charged staff rent to live at his Royal Lodge estate
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor photographed with large bruise on his face
Bondi massacre hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed charged with assaulting his father
Lendlease orders KPMG staff removed from its account as ASIC details audit scandal probe
Pure, cold rage: are politicians exploiting white teen’s murder?
Grief and fury have greeted the release of harrowing video showing UK police handcuffing 18-year-old Henry Nowak on suspicion of racial hate crime as he died of stab wounds, ignoring his cry of “I can’t breathe”. As politicians seek to voice – and exploit – Britons’ outrage, Jacquelin Magnay joins us from London.
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UK PM Keir Starmer says police face ‘serious questions’ over handcuffing of stabbing victim Henry Nowak
Keir Starmer slams Nigel Farage for ‘exploiting tragedy’...
Elon Musk to become world’s first trillionaire
Elon Musk will become the world’s first trillionaire when his company SpaceX is listed on the Nasdaq. Plus, the government’s property tax shake-up has unintended consequences, and Donald Trump says America’s war with Iran is effectively over.
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Elon Musk to become world’s first trillionaire after blockbuster SpaceX IPO
Negative gearing shake-up pushes investors into new apartments
Trump tells aides he won’t resume all-out war with Iran unless US troops are killed
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Nobody hates like the Labor Party - and their brawling could sink our submarines
Old enemies on one side - critics on the other - that’s life these days for Richard Marles, the deputy prime minister, defence minister and the man in charge of driving through the biggest military investment Australia’s ever made - the nuclear powered AUKUS submarines. So - is the deal falling apart? Can Marles stare down the haters? Greg Sheridan is here.
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Hanson finally turns up to Estimates to grill brass
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BRS case slowed by ‘national security’ concerns
Prosecutors in the war crime murder case against Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith say they can’t serve the brief of evidence against the former soldier because revealing its contents could prejudice national security.
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Did Buckingham Palace cover up for Andrew?
A victim of the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has accused the Royal household of failing to act on a trove of emails she says contained evidence of the former Prince Andrew’s alleged misconduct in public office. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has denied any wrongdoing – but this latest twist is causing all kinds of problems for the UK’s royal family.
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Buckingham Palace protected Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein victim claims
How former Prince Andrew’s trade envoy role sow...
‘What the f… are you doing?’: Trump’s heated call with Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump reportedly criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a heated phone call following claims by Iran that Israel violated a ceasefire agreement. Plus, Jewish leaders say Grace Tame’s ABC podcast is “tone deaf” and minimum-wage workers get a pay rise.
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Trump reportedly tears into Netanyahu over Hezbollah strikes: ‘What the f... are you doing?’
Grace Tame podcast sparks fury as Jewish leaders condemn ABC decision
Millions of workers get 4.75 per cent pay rise as businesses warn of financial impact
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The incredible submarine survival story you've never heard
20 seconds to save 60 Australian lives in the depths of the Indian Ocean: today The Australian launches a new video and audio documentary series The Flood. Cameron Stewart, the journalist who's been chasing this yarn for decades, is here.
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The Flood: terror and courage in the deep
‘Twenty seconds from certain death’: at last, the full story of HMAS Dechaineux can be told
This e...
White Fox’s billionaire founders are raking it in
Cosy hoodies and tight party dresses have put White Fox clothing label founders Daniel and Georgia Contos on the Richest 250 list, and now their financial documents show big profits and huge dividends. Plus, Jim Chalmers is buoyant about falling auction clearance rates.
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First White Fox financial accounts reveal profits, dividends and how founders built a $1.42bn fortune
Auction clearance rate fall 'a good thing' for first-home buyers
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Can Simon Robinson tame the ABC?
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 rad...
Amazon’s billion-dollar James Bond gamble starts with a video game
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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Blue Origin rocket explosion lights up Florida skies
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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