United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made a contentious trip to the contested island of Taiwan – but is it in her job description?

Plus, what agents of Cambodia’s repressive regime are doing in Australia.

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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and Hareem Khan, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.