The Front

Three people were arrested in a raid of the Brisbane headquarters of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees’ Union on Wednesday. Plus, Andrew Hastie’s blistering attack on Pauline Hanson and author Blanche d’Alpuget dies.
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Police raid CFMEU headquarters over Brisbane 2032 Olympic corruption claims
Andrew Hastie coy on leadership ambition but slams ‘lying cowards’ One Nation
Blanche d’Alpuget, author and widow of Bob Hawke, dies aged 82
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Drink-driving, unpaid fines, and allegations about serious drugs: these are not the talking points One Nation wanted for its bold bid to become part of Victoria’s government. But Pauline Hanson’s handpicked state president Warren Pickering, a former soldier, is having a tough week thanks to exclusives broken by The Australian’s Jamie Walker.
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‘Drugs, deviance’: Questions Warren Pickering refuses to answer about his past
Commentary by Jamie Walker: Pickering’s past should have raised red flag for leader
Pauline Hanson deflects on historic claims against One Nation Victoria leader Warren Pickering
One Nation leader Warren Pickering’s drink-driving record revealed
Revealed: One Nation Victorian leader Warren Pickering ordered to repay home owner grant
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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Firmus - the tech company part-owned by Oliver Curtis, who served prison time for insider trading - has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with OpenAI to build two data centres in Malaysia as part of a multi-year partnership. Plus, the trial of three men accused of killing Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson gets under way in Mexico, and an iconic Sydney mansion is rumoured to be back on the market.
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OpenAI signs multibillion-dollar deal with Oliver Curtis’ Firmus, fuelling record float
We want to find out why’: Aussie surfers’ parents face suspected killers as Mexico trial begins
Sydney’s iconic Boomerang mansion back on the market with a $100m price tag
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The mysterious Mahmood Fazal - a bikie turned journalist who was hired, and then fired by the ABC, is at the centre of another drama: did the Australian Federal Police try to suppress his work as a reporter? That’s today’s story.
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Sacked ABC journalist’s dramatic terror raid story ‘never happened’
Sacked ABC journalist’s ‘terror raid’ story exposed as a Gold Coast drug bust
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, Joshua Burton.
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One Nation has a new policy for Australians’ superannuation account: the opportunity for renters and homeowners to hold onto a portion of compulsory superannuation contributions. Plus, electric vehicles are officially more popular than old-fashioned gas guzzlers.
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Hanson rejects claims early super access will fuel price pressures
How cheap Chinese brands made electric cars the top choice for Australian drivers
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