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Canberra must be “terrified” of the One Nation leader, Reform UK’s Nigel Farage tells The Australian’s Helen Trinca on the campaign trail in Clacton-on-Sea. Plus, why Chinese diplomats stormed out of Labor’s national conference.
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Canberra ‘must be terrified of remarkable Hanson’, says Farage
Read Will Glasgow’s exclusive here: China officials storm out of Labor Party conference in Taiwan protest
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Next time your telco melts down, don’t worry, Telstra has a backup plan, and it involves Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network. In the aftermath of yet another embarrassing outage, Technology Editor Jared Lynch analyses Telstra’s so-called solution – and explains exactly how a tech writer makes sure he never goes off the air.
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Warnings ignored: Telstra failed to update technology
Telstra reveals missed update sent network clocks back to 2006, sparking outage
Telstra chief reveals new triple-0 workaround: Starlink texts
Telstra outage compensation: What you need to know and how to claim yours
Commentary by Jared Lynch: Part to blame, but Telstra’s failure is human
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 so-called Outback Wrangler Matt Wright represented himself in the Federal Court on Thursday in a civil matter brought by Danielle Wilson. Plus, a Sydney boy’s song about birds is a viral sensation, and Origin investigates an alleged hack following questions from The Australian.
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Outback Wrangler Matt Wright represents himself in court after prison sentence
The story of the Sydney schoolboy behind viral hit song Eastern Rosellas
Origin Energy launches urgent probe into alleged mass customer data breach
Commentary by Jared Lynch: It took alleged hacker’s email to The Australian to trigger alarm bells
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Penfolds Grange - the most highly sought after Australian wine - hits shelves today at just under $1000 in a new release that has our senior wine writer Nick Ryan seriously excited.
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‘A wine in no hurry to unravel’: Nick Ryan on Penfolds Grange 2022
Wine glut forces De Bortoli to uproot cherished vines in Riverina and Rutherglen
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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Power, lies and a ‘bizarre’ bathtub encounter: the Federal Court has ruled actress Rebel Wilson did not defame a younger star, Charlotte MacInnes, in a series of Instagram posts. Justice Elizabeth Raper found MacInnes did tell Wilson she was uncomfortable about an encounter with producer Amanda Ghost, and that MacInnes then tried to “walk back” her story.
Charlotte MacInnes has indicated she'll appeal the decision.
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Rebel Wilson cleared in high-profile Federal Court defamation battle against Charlotte MacInnes
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Feared spy agency Mossad tried to wipe out the Houthis in 2025 – but this band of fiercely anti-semitic, anti-American Shiite rebels, who are funded by Iran, are very hard to kill. They’ve just reinserted themselves in the Middle East conflict, declaring a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia and raising fears the world’s oil and shipping supplies are about to get choked up all over again. So, what now?
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Crew abandons ship in Hormuz after strike, Houthis announce Saudi blockade
Commentary by Cameron Stewart: Iran conflict spreads as Houthi rebels threaten a critical Red Sea oil route
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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Pauline Hanson says she is not trying to return to the days of the White Australia policy – but she is on board with the Trump administration’s approach to illegal migrants. Plus, Andy Burnham launches into his new job as the UK’s PM, and The Odyssey is a box-office smash.
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John Healey wins top job of chancellor in Andy Burnham’s cabinet
Hanson flags Trump-style approach to illegal migrants
The Odyssey conquers the box office
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Andy Burnham is Britain's new Prime Minister and he couldn’t be more different from the PMs who’ve gone before. He’s talking big change, too, from more offshore oil to renationalising public infrastructure. But can the so-called King of the North possibly fix the place even locals call ‘Broken Britain’?
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Burnham’s 10-year plan: 'I’ll do things differently'
Andy Burnham to promise ‘more breathing room’ as he becomes PM
Analysis by Troy Bramston: Where Keir Starmer failed and what Andy Burnham must do to succeed
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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So-called ISIS bride Rayann El Houli will walk free after she was granted bail in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday. Plus, former Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus tells Royal Commission of antisemitic abuse, and Donald Trump photobombs Spain’s winning World Cup moment.
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Accused Islamic State bride granted bail despite allegedly teaching her children jihad
Mark Dreyfus details antisemitic abuse on suburban street
Trump hands out medals to World Cup champions Spain, crashes La Roja’s trophy lift photo
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Australian musicians, artists, writers and workers will all be safe from theft and exploitation from Big AI - that’s Anthony Albanese’s bold promise for world-leading laws as he battles a populist surge and deep community fear about AI. But can Labor really resist Silicon Valley’s billions?
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Anthony Albanese makes about-turn on AI laws
Anthony Albanese unveils sweeping AI plan to attract ‘frontier’ investment
Make AI work for us, unions tell Anthony Albanese
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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