The Front

Anthony Albanese knew what he was in for when he appeared on a racy podcast, according to host Nikki Osborne, who says she invited the PM by sliding into his direct messages on Instagram.
Plus, one of Australia’s top pilots says the air traffic control system at Sydney Airport is at “breaking point”, and Jacinta Allan quits politics.
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Anthony Albanese defends controversial ‘melon’ remarks and shifts blame to comedian
Commentary by Gemma Tognini: DJ Albo’s latest spin can’t hide the rot at the top
Commentary by Dennis Shanahan: How did a podcaster catch a question-avoidant Anthony Albanese on Takaichi’s melons?
Sydney Airport air traffic control ‘at breaking point’ after three near-disasters
Former Victorian premier Jacinta Allan quits politics weeks after being forced from top job
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Three months after the budget that blew up the property sector, Anthony Albanese’s claiming triumph for first homebuyers - but if that’s the case, why are new mortgage applications crashing and auctions falling silent? And what about fresh predictions of 14.5 per cent price slumps crushing confidence so hard we end up in recession? We've brought our property writer Mackenzie Scott in to make it all make sense.
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Anthony Albanese’s housing fix offers little hope for struggling first-home buyers
Perth and Brisbane property prices tumble as housing market enters ‘perfect storm’
Banks set to slash home loan rates in looming mortgage war
Property bosses warn the worst is yet to come for tenants
Albanese’s housing targets in doubt as new home construction faces slump
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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Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady is getting a pay rise after an embarrassing network outage. Also today in The Front’s headlines edition: counsel for former radio host Alan Jones has asked a witness - the former girlfriend of a man known as Complainant J - if she fabricated her evidence in anticipation of financial reward. The witness rejected the suggestion - but there’s fresh drama in the proceedings after prosecutors amended the charges against Jones.
Alan Jones trial: Crown prosecutors extend timeline of alleged assaults by two years
Telstra chief’s pay jumps 11pc to $6.8m despite bonus cut over triple-0 failure
Darwin slips disaster robs Bangladesh of dream start
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Something alarming is going on at Australian airports: aircraft on the tarmac involved in near-miss incidents that could have been catastrophic. Plus, critical shortages of air traffic controllers and a public fight between the Government and the agency in charge of keeping us safe.
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Flight attendant injured in second near miss at Sydney Airport in a fortnight
Sydney Airport near misses spark dressing down of Airservices chief by Minister King
Two Qantas planes in runway near-miss at Sydney Airport prompts safety probe
Sydney Airport chaos strands passengers as major airlines face widespread delays
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has put a number on immigration for the coalition, which says it wants to link net overseas migration to housing completions. Plus, Nigel Farage to face an opponent with a bin on his head in this week’s Clacton by-election.
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Bragg puts a number on Coalition migration plan, attacks One Nation monoculture
Nigel Farage faces off with Count Binface in very British by-election
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