The Front Podcast: Victoria’s meat pie election

Silly stunts, slick messages and a Premier desperate to win a third term. We unpack the Victorian election with veteran journo John Ferguson

Silly stunts, slick messages and a Premier desperate to win a third term. We unpack the Victorian election with veteran journo John Ferguson

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

Silly stunts, slick messages and a Premier desperate to win a third term. We unpack the Victorian election with veteran journo John Ferguson
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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page-one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter, and behind-the-scenes insights from our newsrooms.

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page-one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter, and behind-the-scenes insights from our newsrooms.
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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories.

The Front

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia's national broadsheet to audio, featuring behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

Victoria’s meat pie election

Firmus float flop: What it means for Australia's AI hyperscalers

Firmus is a giant flop - so what happens now to the tens of billions of dollars in AI hyperscaler money flooding into Australia to fund data centres? Chief business correspondent Perry Williams joins us.

Firmus is a giant flop - so what happens now to the tens of billions of dollars in AI hyperscaler money flooding into Australia to fund data centres? Chief business correspondent Perry Williams joins us.

Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel.

This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack.  Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Kristen Amiet, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

Firmus is a giant flop - so what happens now to the tens of billions of dollars in AI hyperscaler money flooding into Australia to fund data centres? Chief business correspondent Perry Williams joins us.
Read more about this story at&nbsp;<a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack.&nbsp; Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Kristen Amiet, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;

Will the Firmus flop kill our hyperscaler future?

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Brethren leader Bruce Hales to face parliamentary inquiry

A drama surrounding the Brethren Christian Church has just accelerated, with the church’s global leader to appear before an Australian parliamentary inquiry into what church members got up to in the leadup to the 2025 federal election. Plus, new hearings from the antisemitism royal commission. 

A drama surrounding the Brethren Christian Church has just accelerated, with the church’s global leader to appear before an Australian parliamentary inquiry into what church members got up to in the leadup to the 2025 federal election. Plus, new hearings from the antisemitism royal commission. 

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Bruce Hales says ‘truth will prevail’ in his appearance before inquiry

Plymouth Brethren leader Bruce Hales to appear before parliamentary inquiry despite backlash

Antisemitism royal commission orders extra closed hearings into Bondi terror attack

 

A drama surrounding the Brethren Christian Church has just accelerated, with the church&rsquo;s global leader to appear before an Australian parliamentary inquiry into what church members got up to in the leadup to the 2025 federal election. Plus, new hearings from the antisemitism royal commission.&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/bruce-hales-says-truth-will-prevail-in-his-appearance-before-inquiry/news-story/d44f1bc1d463e387637dcd66c3915321">Bruce Hales says &lsquo;truth will prevail&rsquo; in his appearance before inquiry</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/plymouth-brethren-leader-bruce-hales-to-appear-before-parliamentary-inquiry-despite-backlash/news-story/b57e9d99a6ce1223157d14d25035e117">Plymouth Brethren leader Bruce Hales to appear before parliamentary inquiry despite backlash</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/antisemitism-royal-commission-orders-extra-closed-hearings-into-bondi-terror-attack/news-story/02fdf06b6256842da82b482ca732ce24">Antisemitism royal commission orders extra closed hearings into Bondi terror attack</a>
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Brethren leader to face parliamentary inquiry

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Firmus co-founder Oliver Curtis in Singapore amid fallout from failed IPO

Australia’s missed a big opportunity - that’s the accusation from a disappointed impresario Olvier Curtis, who in a decade went from convicted insider trading criminal to data centre billionaire. A public float of his company, Firmus, has fallen flat and Curtis has retreated to Singapore to accuse the media of ruining everything for him. Today, a wild few days in the life of Firmus.

Australia’s missed a big opportunity - that’s the accusation from a disappointed impresario Olvier Curtis, who in a decade went from convicted insider trading criminal to data centre billionaire. A public float of his company, Firmus, has fallen flat and Curtis has retreated to Singapore. Today, a wild few days in the life of Firmus.

Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel.

Firmus boss Oliver Curtis crisscrosses globe in $20m jet as ASX float fails

Oliver Curtis risks losing billionaire status after Firmus aborts ASX listing for Nasdaq pivot

Firmus spending $14bn building AI factory where locals struggle for clean water

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. 

Australia&rsquo;s missed a big opportunity - that&rsquo;s the accusation from a disappointed impresario Olvier Curtis, who in a decade went from convicted insider trading criminal to data centre billionaire. A public float of his company, Firmus, has fallen flat and Curtis has retreated to Singapore. Today, a wild few days in the life of Firmus.
Read more about this story at&nbsp;<a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/firmus-boss-oliver-curtis-crisscrosses-globe-in-20m-jet-as-asx-float-fails/news-story/0636494ffbe2d6d78e55a89967bb7112">Firmus boss Oliver Curtis crisscrosses globe in $20m jet as ASX float fails</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/oliver-curtis-risks-losing-billionaire-status-after-firmus-aborts-asx-listing-for-nasdaq-pivot/news-story/727b4aa509c76801c087551472de63ad">Oliver Curtis risks losing billionaire status after Firmus aborts ASX listing for Nasdaq pivot</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/firmus-spending-14bn-building-ai-factory-where-locals-struggle-for-clean-water/news-story/977315a6fe6ab7fd14443041bfa56f1e">Firmus spending $14bn building AI factory where locals struggle for clean water</a>
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.&nbsp;

Oliver Curtis vents after Firmus fail

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Victoria’s meat pie election

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