The Front

Usman Khawaja has re-opened Australian cricket's deepest wound, revealing in his new autobiography Sabr that the entire team knew about the 2018 Sandpaper-gate ball-tampering plot in Cape Town. With former teammate David Warner publicly endorsing his claims and fresh pressure mounting on current test captain Pat Cummins, does Australian cricket finally have to face a complete investigation?
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Every other bombshell in Khawaja’s book Sabr
Damning silence as the building burns down: Andrew Webster comment
Why Cricket Australia is holding the line
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Jasper Leak and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou and Joshua Burton.
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Entertainer Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison following his convictions for rape and sexual assault. Meanwhile, Qantas is cutting 850 jobs and outsourcing backend technology work to Accenture in India as part of an increased push into automation and artificial intelligence
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Russell Brand jailed for 10 years and six months
Man accused of bashing One Nation volunteer remanded in custody until next year
Qantas lay-offs: 850 corporate jobs set to be replaced by AI in Accenture deal
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an affair with a woman American investigators allege is a Chinese spy. As tech stocks slide and Washington faces calls for a congressional investigation, what does this high-stakes espionage scandal mean for global artificial intelligence and your superannuation?
The Australian’s technology editor Jared Lynch joins Claire Harvey to break down the tech world's biggest shock, the geopolitical fallout, and why Australia is right in the crosshairs.
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Nvidia faces its supernova moment as Huang battles ‘spy’ allegations
Australia’s slow energy grid the problem, says Jensen Huang
The ‘multitrillion dollar opportunity’ in AI’s future
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Today on The Front’s afternoon headlines: Usman Khawaja opens up about the 2018 sandpaper scandal in his new autobiography, accusing teammates and Cricket Australia of dodging responsibility. Plus, food prices could surge by seven per cent as suppliers grapple with soaring diesel and labour costs. And, rock legends including Jimmy Barnes are begging the Prime Minister to block AI companies from using Australian art and music without pay.
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JD Vance thought he had a Donald Trump-endorsed golden ticket to the White House - but after the Republicans got hammered in the midterms, it looks more like golden handcuffs. So can JD still be president? And with the Democrats riding high, could Kamala Harris really try again? Or is it time for someone else to have a go?
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Democrats seize US congress in massive backlash against Donald Trump
Republicans eye break from toxic Donald Trump agenda
What a Democratic congress means for Trump’s foreign-policy agenda
Commentary by Cameron Stewart: Republican midterm disaster signals beginning of the end for Donald Trump MAGA era
Commentary by Cameron Stewart: JD Vance scrambles to protect 2028 presidential ambitions as Trump suffers midterm wipe-out
Commentary by Greg Sheridan: How Donald Trump crushed the Republican Party and handed power to US Democrats
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 theme.
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