The Front

Judges vs prosecutors. Politicians vs lawyers. There’s an intriguing power struggle going on in NSW that raises big questions about the separation of powers and how our criminal justice system really works - and our own Ellie Dudley has been breaking all the scoops. She joins today’s episode.
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Top prosecutor Sally Dowling accused of giving ‘false evidence’ over media leak
NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley slams ‘insane’ attack on top prosecutor Sally Dowling
Australia’s top prosecutors rally behind Sally Dowling ahead of inquiry report
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our theme. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton.
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The ABC’s Editorial Director Gavin Fang told the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion the national broadcaster made a ‘bad mistake’ when it broadcast an inaccurate statistic about the conflict in Gaza.
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ABC admits ‘bad mistake’ in Gaza ‘14,000 starving babies’ report
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Can Prince Harry possibly rebuild his relationship with the Royal Family - and the British public - after a humiliating High Court defeat in his case against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday? Associate Helen Trinca joins us from London to dissect the 436-page judgment and its fallout.
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Prince Harry loses Daily Mail privacy case
Analysis by Helen Trinca: Harry ignores collateral damage to royals with reckless response to court loss
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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Commonwealth prosecutors are fighting to overturn a judge’s decision in the matter of two Sydney nurses accused of threatening to kill Israeli patients. Plus, Telstra is facing questions about the cause of a massive network outage that caused chaos across the country.
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Prosecutors fight to use video of Bankstown nurses in court
Telstra network outages: telco scrambles to get network working
Commentary by Eric Johnston: Telstra’s outage problem is now CEO Vicki Brady’s problem
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Australia-China relations are at a significant low, after a Chinese submarine launched a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile in the South Pacific and Anthony Albanese accused Beijing of a ‘provocative’ act that undermined regional peace. Today, the journo who broke the story before the missile was even fired – Ben Packham – joins us from the Solomon Islands.
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China launches sea-based missile in South Pacific after Anthony Albanese signs pact with Fiji
Commentary by Ben Packham: China claims this was a routine missile test and not tied to our new Fiji deal. Pull the other one
‘Get used to’ our nukes, says China, as US lashes ‘rapid, opaque’ buildup
China missile test a nuclear ‘message’ to Australia
China missile test raises an intelligence question for PM
Editorial: China’s missile test shows it has got the Pacific message
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.