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Nov 2022
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Dark Emu bombshell, and America’s ‘democ...

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Literary judges wade into the history feud over controversial book Dark Emu, and the US midterms’ most gripping race. 

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

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