The Front

A nasty surprise for digital disruptors as the AI revolution sideswipes companies like Canva, which themselves helped transform the economy and wipe out whole categories of work. So - is Canva actually making money? And can it survive the giant shift in tech?
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Canva’s $1 billion losses over three years
The List: Australia’s Richest 250 (2026 edition)
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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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The Strait of Hormuz will reopen for two weeks as Iran agreed to a ceasefire deal on Wednesday – but the regime warned it’s a temporary pause in hostilities, not a permanent end to the war. Plus, Gina Rinehart lashes Ben Roberts-Smith arrest and Commonwealth lawyers seek more time on Naveed Akram brief of evidence.
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Ceasefire doesn’t cover Lebanon, says Netanyahu; PM attacks Trump’s apocalyptic rhetoric
Gina Rinehart slams prosecutors over BRS war crimes charges
Lawyers need more time to review ‘voluminous’ evidence against Naveed Akram
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Australians know him as the affable mining billionaire Twiggy - but is Andrew Forrest living a double life as a top-level diplomatic powerbroker? Our North Asia correspondent, Yoni Bashan, spent a while at the court of King Twiggy and joins us to discuss this charming, confounding character.
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Moving beyond mining, Andrew Forrest is trying to broker peace between superpowers
Fossil fuels a ‘weapon of war’ Forrest warns global CEOs at the the China Development Forum
Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest takes aim at powerful Beijing-backed entity battling with BHP
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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A Victoria Cross recipient who has always denied being a war criminal has been arrested over five alleged war crimes murders, including two he’s accused of committing himself. Today - the case against Ben Roberts-Smith, and how he will defend himself.
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Roberts-Smith faces life in prison if convicted
War crimes prosecutors will face challenges convicting Ben Roberts-Smith
Hanson: I won’t abandon BRS
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Only now is it becoming clear how Iran has survived the combined might of the US and Israeli military for over a month: cast underground tunnel systems, packed with fuel, drones and missiles. Our reporter Shokoofeh Azar is here.
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Revealed: Iran’s secret missile ‘megacities’ that are ‘built for war’
Open the Strait: Trump’s foul-mouthed warning
Inside story of US colonel’s incredible rescue behind enemy lines
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.
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