A fight over Kokoda, and the politicians who just want to snuggle

Why some locals want to ban Australian pilgrims from the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea. Plus - reckon you’re a politics genius? Test yourself in our new ‘footy tipping for nerds’ comp, SuperVoter. Joe Hildebrand kicks off with his take on the key independents. To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front is presented by Yoni Bashan, produced by Hareem Khan, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.  To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.