The Front

The Australian’s economics editor Matthew Cranston understands the budget like nobody else, and is here with what to expect, and why Labor is going for broke on trusts, negative gearing and capital gains tax.
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Tax hikes, spending cuts: what we know so far about Budget 2026
Commentary by Matthew Cranston: Jim Chalmers is going for broke. Will we end up a poorer country?
Budget to offer tax relief for struggling businesses in Covid fix
Budget scoop: Jim Chalmers’ cash handouts for every working Australian
Taxman Jim Chalmers targets trusts for minimum levy
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.

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Two women accused of buying and keeping a slave in Syria will remain in prison after delaying their bid to apply for bail. Plus, a netball mum who’s facing charges over alleged racist abuse of a Jewish under-12 girls’ team says she has no problem with Jews.
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ISIS widows drop bid for freedom over alleged Yazidi slave trading
Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin told to ‘just deal with’ alleged antisemitic abuse at netball game
Tax hikes, spending cuts: what we know so far about Budget 2026
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Investors see cause for alarm at the annual general meeting of troubled broadcaster ARN. That’s in today’s Media Diary with Steve Jackson - along with a Greens senator’s Bananas in Pyjamas boast, and an amusing snafu at Tapt Media, formerly Nine Radio.
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Advertiser backlash at ARN post-Kyle and Jackie O
Steve Jackson’s Media Diary
DJ Lattouf drops the hammer on ABC chiefs
Audio clips: ABC, Network Seven
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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This Mother’s Day we’re looking at döstädning, or Swedish death cleaning - a system of decluttering before you die. Writer Charlotte Ree’s mother has adopted the practice and unearthed a trove of memories. But is the process the ultimate motherly act, or a little too confronting?
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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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A group of so-called ISIS brides will spend the weekend in police custody after returning to Australia from Syria. Plus, Anika Wells apologises for non-compliant taxpayer-funded travel expenses and Sir David Attenborough turns 100.
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ISIS brides remanded in custody, bail application set for Monday
Wells repays $10k after 'four mistakes' in family travel claims
'She has paid back the money': PM backs 'very good minister'
Sir David Attenborough at 100: A life in pictures

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