Something alarming is going on at Australian airports: aircraft on the tarmac involved in near-miss incidents that could have been catastrophic. Plus, critical shortages of air traffic controllers and a public fight between the Government and the agency in charge of keeping us safe.

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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.