Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, appears to have been quietly bankrolling Karl Stefanovic’s podcast - and that’s lucky, since the former Nine star now needs the show to stay afloat after losing his TV job. Today, Steve Jackson’s here to discuss how Stefanovic’s defiance of Nine’s party line on Ben Roberts-Smith and Charlie Teo contributed to his  departure - Plus another very expensive media exit. 

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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 and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.