In 1988, “Upfront” was introduced.to be a program where three well known figures speak their minds.  It was an effort to try to recreate the success of Norman, Ormsby and Claudia's Great Debate program. The panel of three usually consisted of Bill Tuckey, Tess Lawrence and Barry Everingham.  Others who featured were Muriel Cooper, John Hindle, John-Michael Howson, Murray Nicholl, Wanda Kingston and Neil Mitchell.

The program was axed in early 1990 with the installation of Lawyers, Guns and Money in the breakfast timeslot with Neil Mitchell following on directly at 8.30.