The Front

A seawater flood deep under the Indian Ocean has crippled the Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Dechaineux. It cannot rise to the surface because it has taken on too much water. The 60 men and women on board are fighting to save the submarine and themselves from sinking to the ocean floor. They stabilise the boat briefly, but then, to their horror, it begins to sink further. Some think of their families, others put their arms around each other.
In Episode 3 we reveal how the crew confront their mortality while they fight to survive.
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Monet’s Water Lilies were once considered radical. Now every boomer has a tea towel featuring them. Impressionist works are still as vibrant and joyous today as they were 150 years ago, but what happens when an artistic movement moves from the fringes into the mainstream?
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Tim Douglas articles: Show us the Monet: in the frame with career-spanning works
The man who saved Monet: An unsung hero revealed
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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The Socceroos will progress to the Round of 32 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after drawing against Paraguay in the group stage. Plus, Karl Stefanovic declares “freedom” after departing Nine and flights through the Middle East surge.
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Socceroos face waiting game after edging into round of 32
Karl Stefanovic sacked by Nine network, says he is ‘free’
Middle East travel surge sparks price war on cheap flights to Europe
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$600 a month to lose weight. Migraine drugs that are nigh impossible to get at any price. The market for pharmaceutical products in Australia is all topsy-turvy, and it’s part red-tape nightmare, part geopolitical standoff. Our health editor Natasha Robinson has been investigating what’s going wrong, and she’s here in just a moment to diagnose the real problem.
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Mounjaro rejection explains why our access to cheaper medicines if failing
Australian patients risk losing lifesaving medicines amid pharmaceutical subsidy crisis
Australia’s drug approval system faces reckoning as patients await reform
New-gen medicines are available for migraine and arthritis – but only if you fail the old drugs
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton.
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Karl Stefanovic won’t be returning to Channel Nine and now there are suggestions he might also lose his radio gig, with executives at broadcaster ARN cancelling promotional ads for his new show. Plus, Fortescue faces a class action lawsuit over discrimination claims, and the government’s next backdown over tax reforms.
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Karl Stefanovic and ARN in ‘chats’ as radio giant considers axing his podcast
Fortescue faces class action over alleged ‘culture of sleaze’ and sexual harassment
Government backs down on ‘widows tax’ after crossbench pressure
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