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Claire Harvey hosts The Australian’s daily news podcast The Front and is executive producer of our suite of podcasts. She has worked as a reporter, foreign correspondent, deputy editor and columnist across 30 years in journalism.

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Trump hails ‘brave’ civilianNation

The heroic fruit shop owner, who wrestled a gun off one of the shooters, pictured being helped by onlookers. Pictures: Instagram

‘He’s 100 per cent a hero’: Unarmed Sydney man wrestles rifle from gunman

A 43-year-old with no experience with guns is recovering in hospital after extraordinary footage captured the moment he tackled a rifle-wielding gunman at Bondi. Ahmed Al Ahmed’s actions have earned accolades wordwide, and a donation from one of the world’s richest men.

Stephen Rice, Kristen Amiet and Claire Harvey

As it happenedNation

Bondi Beach goers flee the beach after thew gunmen open fire

Typical, perfect summer’s beach day at Bondi ends in horror

Surfers taking in the last waves under daylight, congregants marking the first day of Hanukkah, and families enjoying an idyllic summer day covered the length of Bondi Beach. At 6.47pm, the calm shattered.

Claire Harvey and Ellie Dudley

Documentary specialNation

The Australian's Paul Kelly as a reporter in 1977 and as editor-at-large in 2025.

‘Don’t write some emotional piece of trash’: Paul Kelly on the Dismissal

At just 28, journalist Paul Kelly covered the dismissal of the Whitlam government for The Australian with the straight-news impartiality and rigorous analysis that would become his trademarks. Gough got sacked – and so did Kelly, but he came back stronger than ever | WATCH NOW

Claire Harvey

CommentaryNation

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 08 SEPTEMBER, 2025: Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson arrives at Supreme Court of Victoria Monday 25th August ahead of her sentencing. Erin Patterson stumbles as she gets out of the prison truck. Picture: NewsWire / Jason South

Full horror revealed as judge demolishes lies

We’ll never know why the jury convicted Erin Patterson, but now we have a clear picture of the pitiless lies of a violent offender who intended to slaughter five people.

Claire Harvey

CommentaryNation

25 June 2025, digitally created artwork for the mushroom cook case involving Erin Patterson and family. Artwork by Sean Callinan. Ratio 4:3 for DIGITAL.

Thank God the jury didn’t let a monster walk free

The material the jury of 12 men and women wasn’t allowed to see during Erin Patterson’s trial has now been released – and it is devastating.

Claire Harvey

Killer’s catastrophic mistakeNation

Cold, snarky, cynical, a liar: how Erin Patterson revealed herself

There’s a reason accused people don’t usually give evidence. It’s a huge risk: a threefold gamble that the accused is smarter than the crown prosecutor, capable of charming a jury, and telling the truth.

Claire Harvey

MUSHROOM VERDICTNation

Erin Patterson’s motive is obvious: coercive control

The crown should have presented jurors with a clear motive from the beginning of this trial – and if Erin Patterson were a man, the motive would have been crystal clear.

Claire Harvey

THE FRONTNation

Secret orgasms and lots of swearing: Cheng Lei’s survival secrets | LISTEN

Warm, sweary, courageous Australian journalist Cheng Lei reflects on the philosophies that saved her sanity in prison, starting with BTFI: ‘Beyond the F … It’.

Claire Harvey

ARCHIBALD PRIZECulture

Johannes Leak with his Archibald entry painting of Alex Ryvchin. PIC: Ryan Osland

What’s wrong with this picture? (Try asking the Art Gallery of NSW)

Johannes Leak knew the Archibald Prize trustees might reject his portrait of Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin, but painted him anyway, illuminating Ryvchin’s journey from Ukrainian refugee, born in the shadow of the Holocaust, to proud advocate for his people.

Claire Harvey

Archibald PrizeCulture

*STRICT EMBARGOES *FOR PRINT AND ONLINE : WEB EMBARGO 11.30am Thursday 1 May 2025. PRINT EMBARGO : Friday 2 May 2025. Archibald Prize 2025 finalist, Abdul Abdullah âNo mountain high enoughâ, oil on linen, 162.4 x 136.7 cm Â© the artist, image Â© Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jenni Carter Sitter: Jason Phu ***This information and these images are embargoed until 11:30 am on 1 May 2025*** These images may only be used in conjunction with editorial coverage of the âArchibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2025â exhibition, 10 May â 17 August 2025, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and strictly in accordance with the terms of access to these images â see artgallery.nsw.gov.au/info/access-to-agnsw-media-room-tcs. Without limiting those terms, these images must not be cropped or overwritten; prior approval in writing is required for use as a cover; caption details must accompany reproductions of the images; and archiving is not permitted. Media contact: media@ag.nsw.gov.au

Packers pick portrait of activist artist

Pro-Palestinian activist artist Abdul Abdullah has taken out the Art Gallery of NSW’s 2025 Packing Room Prize, a curtain-raiser to the $100,000 Archibald Prize, the country’s most celebrated portrait prize.

Rosemary Neill and Claire Harvey

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