The Front

Emotions are running high at the Bondi Beach massacre Royal Commission, with accusations of grandstanding and the pursuit of clickbait - and even the commissioner’s getting fired up. In today’s episode, how one Jewish leader found himself being cross-examined about the actions of Israel at a forum that many thought would be about easing tensions, rather than inflaming them.
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Royal Commission: Peak Jewish body slams protest lawyers’ ‘clickbait theatrics’
NSW Premier Chris Minns slams lawyers for ‘disappointing’ royal commission questions
Teen misogyny fuels rise in racism and extremism in schools, expert tells royal commission
‘We were the bad guys’: Former neo-Nazi tells royal commission how he was radicalised
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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The ABC’s managing director Hugh Marks has told Gina Rinehart the broadcaster is sorry for a skit aired in the Race Around The World program on July 12. Plus, experts say Australia should be urgently vaccinating birds and other animals against the H5N1 bird flu, and Geelong’s secret concussion deal with player.
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ABC apologises for airing ‘disgusting’ Gina Rinehart video on Race Around the World
Our bird flu vaccinations are grounded while Kiwis fly
AFL club Geelong strikes secret deal to make player liable for future brain injuries
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It’s the bombshell report sending shockwaves through Victorian politics. After an eight-year investigation, findings by Operation Richmond into dealings between the Andrews government and the United Firefighters Union are out in the open. And though no findings of corruption have been made, it’s creating a massive headache for Victoria’s new premier, who’s preparing to hit the campaign trail.
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‘Serious concerning conduct’: IBAC slams Dan Andrews, his ministers and Peter Marshall over union dealings
UFU chief Peter Marshall slams damning IBAC report as ‘creative writing’
‘C-bombs, f-bombs and secrets’: Inside the backroom deal that landed Dan Andrews and Peter Marshall in IBAC
Commentary by Damon Johnston: A 116-page guide to how Dan Andrews stuffed Victoria
‘We are extremely proud of Jane, we miss her every day’; family’s tribute to courageous minister
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.

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The parent company of Facebook and Instagram has lost billions of dollars in profits as bills from multiple lawsuits stack up. Plus, the government winds back its so-called “widow’s tax”, a new desl to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Jetstar passengers facing a new fee for using overhead lockers,
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Meta’s soaring $2.4bn legal bill wipes out profit growth amid multiple lawsuits
Labor moves to neutralise ‘widow’s tax’ and testamentary discretionary trust issues
US aiming for Hormuz deal on Wednesday: Axios
Jetstar to charge passengers for using overhead lockers for carry-on bags
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Multi-lingual migrant students are boosting literacy and numeracy results in schools across Australia. That’s according to the latest results from the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy, released on Wednesday.
Education Editor Natasha Bita unpacks this year’s NAPLAN results – and goes inside one school that’s boosting skills the old-fashioned way.
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Bilingual students top the class in surprise NAPLAN results
Old-school teaching methods paying off with startling results
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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