Dinosaurs. Zombies. Brad Pitt with his shirt off. Hollywood’s giving the people what they want and cinema ticket sales are up. Today: The Australian’s film critic Stephen Romei on why we’re having a teenage boy blockbuster moment. 

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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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Less than a fortnight after the US claimed to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability, our foreign editor Greg Sheridan joins us for the truth about the most secretive regime on earth.

Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

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, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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The dealmaker-in-chief says he’s confident a Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will be reached when Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House next week. Today, our Middle East correspondents on what’s really going on.

Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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When the Glastonbury crowd chants ‘F… Keir Starmer’, UK Labour has a problem. How did the smooth QC  squander electoral glory in just a year? 

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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Josh Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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In the privacy of the jury room at the Victorian Supreme Court in Morwell, 12 men and women will debate if Erin Patterson had a motive to murder her four elderly relatives. She’s pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder. 

Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

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, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian warns Australia about increasing defence spending, warning of economic pain ahead and claiming China has only ever wanted world peace.  

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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.

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Kneecap: Palestine freedom fighters or just phonies? Brendan O’Neill joins us to unpack the band's controversial Glastonbury performance and asks, has punk become just another accessory for the middle class?

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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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What are you allowed to say – or think – at work these days? In the wake of the Federal Court’s finding in favour of Antoinette Lattouf, a Melbourne council is found to have broken the law by sacking a street sweeper who scoffed at an acknowledgment of country.  

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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, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.

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A ‘victory for free speech’ and a sizable compensation payout. Media Editor James Madden unpacks how the national broadcaster got here.

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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, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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The mushroom trial jury must sift fact from fiction as they deliberate on Erin Patterson’s triple murder charge, says Justice Christopher Beale. Today - how the judge summed up the evidence and directed the jury. 

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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, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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