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A transgender doctor at the centre of a costly legal battle in the UK has been registered as female by Australia’s medical regulator. Plus, Xi Jinping calls for passage through Strait of Hormuz to be restored and Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO.
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Trans doctor Beth Upton at centre of UK dispute now working in Australia
China's Xi calls for normal Hormuz passage
Vance set to depart for talks as Iranians stall: report
Apple hardware executive John Ternus to become CEO after Tim Cook steps down
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A world-famous academic disappears from public life - and Jordan Peterson’s daughter revealed has a "catastrophic" neurological injury. Plus, Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns that Australia's economy is now "hostage" to decisions made by the White House and Tehran, and Barnaby Joyce brushes off One Nation’s Newspoll slump.
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Australia ‘hostage’ to US-Iran war with potentially ‘severe’ consequences, warns Jim Chalmers
Sean Black saga to blame for One Nation’s stumble in polls: Barnaby Joyce
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Beloved Australian ginger beer maker Bundaberg Brewed Drinks is watching costs soar thanks to the Iran war, and - like many suppliers - it’s being told by Woolworths it can’t raise shelf prices. Coles is offering struggling dairy farmers extra payments, but the regulator is breathing down both supermarkets’ necks. Someone has to pay - is it going to be shoppers?
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Australian suppliers warn of collapse as they push Coles, Woolworths for price rises
Woolworths tells suppliers price hikes are not the answer as requests roll in
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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Beast - the new MMA melodrama co-written by Russell Crowe that grabbed our film critic Nikki Gemmell “by the balls” is a wild Port Kembla ride. With plenty of biff and a big heart, Beast is part of a promising new chapter in Australian film.
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Ben Roberts-Smith will walk free from Sydney’s Silverwater prison on Friday afternoon, after he was granted bail at the Downing Centre Local Court. Plus, leaders meet to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and Federal police up charges against a Sydney childcare worker.
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Ben Roberts-Smith wins freedom ahead of war crimes trial
Starmer and Macron to lead talks on Strait of Hormuz
War 'going swimmingly', should be 'ending soon': Trump
Lebanon accuses Israel of breaking ceasefire: report
‘Worst nightmare’: 137 abuse charges hit Sydney childcare worker
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As a spectacular refinery fire heaps pressure on the Government to amp up its emergency fuel response, we take a close look at the complex, shaky global supply chain that passes through some very unsavoury places on its way to the Asian refineries that provide most of our petrol, diesel and aviation fuel.
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Viva Energy refinery blaze threatens to disrupt national fuel supply
Geelong refinery fire exposes critical weakness in Australia’s fuel security
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Australia’s fuel supply could be disrupted for months after a blaze erupted at one of the nation’s two domestic oil refineries. Plus, the Albanese government secures diesel shipments, Iran’s new Red Sea threat, and NSW’s highest court strikes down post-Bondi protest laws.
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Viva Energy refinery blaze threatens to disrupt national fuel supply
Acrid smell of gas and oil: Inside the Viva energy hub explosions
Viva refinery fire threatens Australian Defence Force fuel and anti-sniffing petrol supply
Albanese reveals Asian diesel commitment
Tehran threatens global oil shock as US naval blockade tightens
Post-Bondi protest laws struck down by court
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The Queen said a firm ‘no’ to Meghan and Harry’s half-in, half-out royal-commercial model. They’re doing it anyway, with yoga, a Masterchef appearance, and speeches about ‘leading with vulnerability. Plus, why journalists were rejected from Meghan’s ‘girls’ retreat’ in Sydney. Associate editor Jenna Clarke joins us.
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Vintage Prince Harry reminds us who the real star of the Sussex show is
Harry and Meghan begin Australia tour with warm welcome in Melbourne
Harry and Meghan down under put Hyacinth Bucket to shame
‘Don’t wait until you’re lying on the floor’; Harry’s advice to new dads
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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Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has been ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to her father’s former business associates. Mining giant Rio Tinto was also ordered to pay royalties from the Hope Downs iron ore deposits, as well interest and legal costs, to Wright Prospecting and DFD Rhodes.
In a statement, Hancock Prospecting Executive Director Jay Newby said the company “welcomes the WA Supreme Court decision which decisively confirms HPPL’s rightful ownership of these tenements firmly rejecting the baseless ownership claims of John [Hancock], Bianca [Rinehart] and Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd in their entirety”.
Gina Rinehart’s children, John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart, sought shares in the multibillion-dollar East Angleas iron ore deposits.
“The court found that these tenements belong to HPPL exclusively,” Newby said.
Plus, police investigate Katy Perry sexual assault allegations, and the US Navy intercepts tankers near Iran.
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Gina Rinehart ordered to pay hundreds of millions in royalties in landmark decision
Katy Perry being investigated by Victoria Police over Ruby Rose sex assault claim
US intercepts eight tankers trying to leave Iranian ports
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Straight-talking new defence boss Mark Hammond got his start scrubbing decks as a junior sailor in the Royal Australian Navy - and now faces the huge challenge ahead: getting Australia’s military ready for the new age of asymmetrical warfare focused on drones. Foreign Affairs and Defence Correspondent Ben Packham is here.
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‘Hollywood Hammond’ warned of war, now he’s ADF chief
ALP learns war lessons: extra billions for drones
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