Just eight weeks until the midterm elections and Donald Trump is switching strategy, asking his base to vote Republican as if his own name were on the ballot. But as the Iran war sends cost of living spiralling, will voters buy his claim that America is winning? Cameron Stewart joins us.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Tit-for-tat attacks in ‘under control’ Strait of Hormuz Commentary by Cameron Stewart: Donald Trump bets on long game to weaken Iran’s war-torn economy Iran releases video of supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Characters developed over six decades have opened the door to Jim Henson’s world for a whole new generation. Now, Henson’s culture-defining works, from the Muppets to The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, will feature in an immense new exhibition at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Behind the magic of Jim Henson as huge creature exhibition opens in Queensland This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will enter a drug treatment program, effectively ending his three-month suspension from the sport. Plus, bird flu appears in Sydney, and Emirates new premium economy upgrades. Read more:  Nick Kyrgios enters drug treatment program as his three month ban for cocaine use comes to an end Bird flu detected in Sydney for first time Emirates unveils ‘world first’ privacy screens for its premium economy cabinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Friday and many of us need a stiff drink – especially the veteran wine collectors who’ve allegedly been robbed in what appears to be an audacious heist from storage facilities around the country. It’s the high-end version of a crime epidemic that’s sweeping retail and our journo Eli Greenblat, who broke the yarn, is here. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. The great wine heist: Collectors left abandoned by storage giant 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The nightmare engulfing professional services giant KPMG just got worse, with news the firm’s former Chief Operations Officer Eileen Hoggett is suing. Plus, JD Vance says the world may have reached its so-called “end days”, and The Australian’s Chief Film Critic Nikki Gemmell’s first-ever one-star movie review. Read more:  Former KPMG exec Eileen Hoggett sues firm seeking documents The Antichrist may already be among us, claims JD Vance & Sons: A bloodless and inert film even Bill Nighy cannot saveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know the feeling; you accidentally CC the wrong person and suddenly you’re in a world of email-induced pain. Today, how a confidential One Nation legal note found its way to The Australian and what it tells us about the party’s behind-the-scenes melodrama.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Whoops! Pauline Hanson’s $750-an-hour lawyer suffers epic email clanger From 2019: One Nation rift erupts in Senate showdown 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every kid wants to know they were wanted. Children born to surrogate mothers know that for sure - but they also have very strong opinions about the strict laws governing surrogacy in Australia, from whether birth mothers should be paid to who their real parents are. Today, thoughts from inside these very modern families. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Children of surrogates give emotional evidence to law review 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.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Great Game gets down and dirty as China throws a tantrum about Taiwan’s inclusion in the Pacific Islands Forum, and key regional PMs suddenly decide against attending. Ben Packham is here to help us work out what is really going on.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Pacific Islands Forum preparations thrown into disarray 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas says Nick Kyrgios’ alleged use of cocaine was an open secret on the tour. Plus, Anthony Albanese’s pushes back against China at a crucial meeting of regional leaders, and Donald Trump’s White House ballroom will resume construction without approval from Congress. Read more:  Stefanos Tsitsipas claims he knew about Nick Kyrgios alleged drug use before ban was handed down Albanese pushes back at China’s warning shot over Taiwan Supreme Court allows Trump to keep building White House ballroomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Albanese is inciting violence against One Nation – that’s Pauline Hanson’s claim after winning another by-election. Plus, legal experts say Western Australia’s Attorney-General should launch a coronial inquest into the deaths of three Indigenous children in Port Hedland in 2022. Read more:  Hanson accuses Albanese of directly inciting violence against her Top barrister Tom Percy demands inquest into Hawke children’s deaths citing ‘exceptional circumstances’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.