Budget day, and Shandee’s ex in court

As the Gulf airlines - Etihad, Emirates and Qatar - reel from Iranian attacks across the Persian Gulf, travellers and expats are stranded and looking for answers. Today - what’s causing the uncertainty, and the scenarios that could see the chaos stretch for months or years. Follo ...  Show more

From wearing a bulletproof vest to the ‘We will decide who comes to this country’ speech, John Howard’s prime ministership, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, had mistakes and triumphs aplenty - and today Australia’s most experienced political journo, Paul Kelly, is here ...  Show more

Grey, shrunken and hiding his face, Chris Dawson is sentenced for unlawful carnal knowledge of a schoolgirl. Hedley Thomas joins us. Find out more about The Front podcast here and read about this story and more on The Australian's website or search for The Australian in your app ...  Show more

Double jeopardy is a legal principle that somebody cannot go on trial for the same crime more than once. The rule, over 800 years old, was put in place to protect the innocent against judicial misconduct that could see them convicted, even after being found not guilty. A pivot ...

PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 7 - EPISODE 50’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. A young woman had been brutally murdered, and her body was found a short distance from her home. It appeared to be an open and shut case when a man admitted the crime. Howev ...

In 2008, Sven Berger was chosen to serve on the jury for a murder trial. He says the sentence that he and his fellow jurors handed down “felt like a mistake right away.” Sven talked about what happened next on the podcast Heavyweight, and today, we’re sharing that episode with yo ...  Show more