The Front

A father rushing to the defence of his daughter - we can all identify with that - but in the case of one Channel Seven reporter, Dad decided to critique the performance and appearances of other TV reporters. Steve Jackson edits The Australian’s Media Diary and he’s here with the story that’s got all of broadcast media talking.
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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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When a couple breaks up, should the man have to pay for freezing his ex’s eggs? Writer Charlotte Ree bares all on the brutal reality of undergoing the process alone, the hidden costs of the fertility industry, and why demanding financial support after a breakup might just be the ultimate act of modern feminism.
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The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme.
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Senior Telstra executives may not receive their annual bonuses after the telco suffered its worst outage in a decade. Plus, Meghan to reunite with Harry in the UK and ‘The Human Headline’ Derryn Hinch dies at 82.
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Telstra CEO Vicki Brady returns to Australia from overseas holiday as police probe death after outage
Telstra chief defends outage response after minister criticises communication timeline
Commentary by Jared Lynch: Telstra outage: Albanese government ‘tax grab’ blamed for brittle networks
Meghan ‘bringing Archie and Lilibet to UK on private trip’
Derryn Hinch, journalist, broadcaster, senator, dies aged 82
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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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