Bodies in the street and morgues overwhelmed: that was Scott Morrison’s fear as Covid-19 boomed around the world.

And former Prime Minister John Howard drops bombshells from Donald Trump and the Liberal Party to Waltzing Matilda and the Voice. 

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