Keir Starmer’s out and Andy Burnham is waiting to be anointed Britain’s PM. But the ‘King of the North’s first real test is solving the United Kingdom’s cost of living crisis, while controlling a fractious backbench. Our always hilarious UK politics expert Richard Ferguson is here. 

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What are Andy Burnham’s political views?

How long will Burnham last before the lectern comes out?

Commentary by Cameron Stewart: Labour’s ‘Reform whisperer’ Andy Burnham now faces his ultimate political test

Commentary by William Hague: Burnham will be a better PM with no contest

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He’s the new British prime minister in all but name - but when will Andy Burnham move into 10 Downing Street, and will furious voters get a chance to throw him and the Labour Party out altogether? Europe correspondent Jacquelin Magnay is here. 

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Starmer is going but not quite gone: the time lag will only anger Britons

Andy Burnham seeks to calm markets, calls for orderly transition ahead of ‘coronation’ as PM

‘Just a naughty boy’: Andy Burnham arrives in Westminster like a Messiah

Commentary by Jacquelin Magnay: Keir was a dud prime minister but the country’s pain will only continue

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Great white sharks are critically endangered – but are they really? As a 35-year-old mother fights for her life in a Sydney intensive care unit, beachgoers around Australia are adjusting to a new reality: fatal shark attacks are now frequent occurrences as shark populations boom and governments hesitate to act. 

In NSW, a horror summer is being followed by a shocking winter attack – so how do we stay safe in the water?

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CSIRO needs to fast-track shark research after latest Sydney attack, Andrew Bragg urges

How NSW plans to curb a rising shark threat

State-backed shark cull ‘on the table’ after horror Sydney attack

Young mother loses arm after horror Coogee great white shark attack

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The Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Dechaineux is flooding deep under the Indian Ocean after a seawater hose burst. Its 60 crew are fighting to save their crippled submarine, with Petty Officer Geordie Bunting trapped under the water in the flooded lower motor room. The commander Peter Scott initiates emergency procedures, but he does not know how bad the flood is or whether it has been stopped.

In episode two, we reveal the extraordinary dramas at both ends of the boat, as Bunting fights for life against the flood while Commander Scott and his crew try to prevent the flooded boat from sinking further towards the ocean bed.

The Flood is a four-part audio and video documentary series by Cameron Stewart, Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. Watch the video at thefloodpodcast.com, along with stories, graphics and photographs.

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The big-money days are gone in TV and radio, and that means some household names will be taking a very big pay cut. Plus, the TV newsroom that might disappear altogether. Steve Jackson is here with all the best of his Media Diary. 

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Kyle face-off looms as Jackie O presses on with radio lawsuit

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Once dismissed as dangerous and unworthy, Australian horror is now a global box-office phenomenon. Geordie Gray is here to explore the terrifying new film Leviticus - a Sundance hit that captures the dread of regional isolation - and trace the evolution of the genre from the controversial Wake in Fright to modern ‘elevated’ horror movies like The Babadook and Talk to Me.

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Australian horror was once banned – now it’s booming

Backrooms: Inside the film that began as a meme

The Babadook breathes new life into horror genre

When a young Indigenous couple brings home their baby, things take a sinister turn

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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Manchester mayor Andy Burnham will launch a challenge for the UK Prime Ministership after winning a resounding by-election victory in Makersfield. Plus, a retired Army Major accuses the Australian Defence Force of ‘fabricating evidence’ in crash probe, and The Australian’s Culture section wins journalism’s top prize.

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‘Voted for change’: Burnham sets up Starmer fight with Makerfield win

Analysis by Jacquelin Magnay: Andy Burnham’s win sparks Labour civil war with Keir Starmer’s leadership in peril

Commentary by Patrick Maguire: Labour voters want a revolution or the party’s over

Fatal MRH-90 chopper crash ‘foreseeable’, report ‘corrupted’: test pilots

The Australian’s new Culture section secures top journalism award in its first year

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After the most bruising five weeks of his prime ministership, Anthony Albanese has announced four big - and very complicated - changes to the controversial capital gains tax and death tax measures in the Budget - but will it be enough to quell the fury of young investors and entrepreneurs who feel the government’s let them down?

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Winners and losers as government overhauls small business tax breaks after industry backlash

Backflips and backdowns: what you need to know about the budget changes

Commentary by Judith Sloan: Labor’s tax reform teaches a masterclass in incompetence

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ackie ‘O’ Henderson’s barrister said they’re “very much progressing” her unfair dismissal claim against ARN after her former co-host Kyle Sandilands settled with the network. Plus, Israel’s dismay over US-Iran deal and the World Cup is rocked by spying claims.

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Jackie O vows to proceed with $82m suit against radio giant ARN

‘Catastrophic’: Israel dismayed as Trump, Pezeshkian officially sign deal

Commentary by Joe Kelly: Trump’s deal sees America concede while Iran delays on nuclear program

World Cup rocked by drone 'spying' claims

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Subterfuge, secret meetings and a peace deal with all sorts of hidden benefits. We’ve got the inside scoop on how Kyle Sandilands and his radio bosses resolved their differences – and where it leaves his former radio partner Jackie O Henderson. Media Diary Editor Steve Jackson is here.

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Secret talks land Kyle Sandilands $12m payout

Kyle Sandilands cuts $12m deal with ARN after being axed

Shock detail in Kyle’s settlement with ARN

Kyle Sandilands’ behaviour ‘not nice’ but what ARN paid for, court told

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