Lots of good news from Parliament House this week, including the “right to disconnect” Bill, the government’s new legislation to scrap “sexual reputation” as admissible evidence in sexual assault cases, plus Senator Raff Ciccone becoming the first father to bring his baby into the Senate. 

We end this ep with a wrap of the Grammys, which this year was all about women! Thank you for listening.

Stories included this week:

• ‘Sexual reputation’ would no longer be admissible as evidence in government’s proposed Bill
• Anthony Albanese calls for men to ‘take responsibility’ for Australia’s epidemic of violence against women
• Investors overwhelmingly backed all-male startup teams in 2023
• Want a better work-life balance? The new ‘right to disconnect’ legislation might help
• Jay-Z’s shout out to his wife: Why has Beyoncé never won Album of the Year at the Grammys?
• Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ reaches number one on iTunes, 36 years after its release
• ‘Rot in piss’: Phoebe Bridgers takes aim at former Recording Academy CEO over remarks about women
• The Grammys was all about women this year
• Kylie Minogue wins second Grammy in four-decade career

The Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women’s Agenda.

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This week, Angela Priestley and Tarla Lambert look at the ABC’s first episode of its docuseries Nemesis, a three-part docuseries looking into the nine-year Coalition government in Australia. Plus, they discuss the neo Nazi group making an appearance in Sydney on Australia Day. 

Stories discussed this week include:

• E Jean Carroll suggests she will fund ‘something Trump hates’ after $83 million defamation ruling
• Right-wing personalities claim Taylor Swift is rigging 2024 presidential election
• Those working in the care sector remain largely ignored in Australia Day honours
• Dr Sabrin Farooqui receives OAM, as hundreds of Aussies are recognised for their service
• ‘Egregious invasion of privacy’: Taylor Swift’s name blocked on X after sexually explicit deepfakes go viral
• ‘Your body is always up for grabs’: Nine News photoshops Victorian MP Georgie Purcell’s body
• Adobe confirms edited image of Georgie Purcell would have required ‘human intervention’
• What we learnt from the first ep of Nemesis? That the Liberal Party is still as cooked as ever
• Neo-nazis in Artarmon? A stark reminder that none of us are immune from the politics of division

The Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women’s Agenda.

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In this week’s episode, Angela Priestley and Olivia Cleal discuss the Barbie snub at this year’s Oscar nominations, how climate change increases unplanned pregnancies, the stage three tax cuts and an inquiry into women’s pain in Victoria.

Stories discussed this week:

• ‘A better deal for working women’: Albanese unveils changes to Stage 3 tax cuts
• ‘Not everybody gets a prize’: Whoopi Goldberg defends Oscars after Barbie snub
• When did business meetings in saunas and ice baths become a thing
• New research finds women faced higher rates of unplanned pregnancies in 2022 Northern Rivers floods
• Men to take majority of tax cuts as women still fight for equal pay
• Oscars 2024: Barbie’s plot plays out in real life as Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie snubbed
• ‘It’s time we stopped treating women’s health like a niche issue’: Victoria launches inquiry into women’s pain

The Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women’s Agenda.

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In our first episode for 2024, we start with a couple of great wins, including Mar Galcerán becoming the first parliamentarian in Spain with Down syndrome, as well as Naomi Osaka’s open vulnerability about returning to tennis after childbirth.

It’s a record-breaking year for democracy around the world – but will we get proper representation of women leaders that we so desperately need? It doesn’t look like it. Plus – how on earth are Australia’s richest people making $1.5 million per hour? And how on earth do we stop it?

Stories from this week include:

• Mar Galcerán is Spain’s first parliamentarian with Down syndrome
• Naomi Osaka’s open vulnerability on tennis as a new mother is a win
• Men set to still dominate leadership this record-breaking election year but some firsts ahead for women
• Australia’s three richest people have made $1.5 million per hour since 2020. How on earth do we stop this?

The Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women’s Agenda.

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This week on the podcast, we discuss men talking about domestic violence, Annastacia Palaszczuk retiring from politics, and later, Pamela Anderson making headlines again for her “pro-ageing” movement. Plus, Angela Priestley sits down with human rights lawyer Prabha Nandagopal from Elevate Consulting Partners to talk more on the positive duty changes that came into effect this week.

But first – why was Taylor Swift was announced Time Person of the Year?

Stories discussed in this week’s podcast:

• A man has told the truth about how women are affected by violence. Finally.
• ‘It’s harder to hit a moving target’: The remarkable evolution of Taylor Swift laid bare in Time’s Person of the Year Interview
• Annastacia Palaszczuk took a decimated party to victory to become the longest-serving female premier
• Pamela Anderson’s bare-faced “rebellion” is a small step for our right as women to age on our own terms
• Please stop asking me when I’m going to retire
• Party season comes just as employers required to proactively eliminate sexual harassment
• What is ‘positive duty’ and how will it work?

The Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women’s Agenda.

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Speaking of which, earlier this week Tarla sat down with Australian philanthropist and businesswoman Carol Schwartz about VC funding for female entrepreneurs and female-founded businesses. We find out more about her trailblazing efforts to champion female entrepreneurship, part of Women’s Agenda’s Global Entrepreneurs Week series.

Plus – are TikTok videos the new resumes and cover letters? 

Stories included this week:

• ‘Matilda’ named 2023 Word of the Year recognising our trailblazing national team
• ‘All in this together’: All ages and backgrounds push for climate action today
• Leadership? Not with a ‘part time promotion cliff’ still holding women back
• Four-day school weeks: a ‘future facing’ approach or just another challenge for women?
• Goodbye cover letters and CVs, hello TikTok resumes?
• Women’s Agenda’s Global Entrepreneurs Week series

The Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women’s Agenda.

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It’s clear after the 2023 Startup Muster report’s first version of the top eight mentors in the sector that we must find a better action plan to have more diversity and inclusion in Australia’s startups.

This week, we also take a look at a staggering report that shows three in five employers in Australia are failing to take sexual harassment and discrimination complaints seriously.

But we also have a few wins to recognise, including the Matildas’ pay boost, a positive update on US reproductive rights and a woman on live TV in Australia leading the way in normalising conversations of menopause and perimenopause. 

Stories included this week:

• Matildas to receive pay boost and equal treatment under new CBA
• How US voters turned out to support abortion rights
• The all-male mentor list is a symptom of a sick startup ecosystem
• Three in five employers fail to take sexual harassment and discrimination complaints seriously
• ‘I don’t think hormones respect national television’: Guest host praised for normalising perimenopause symptoms on live TV
• Senator Larissa Waters to motion inquiry into the impact of menopause and perimenopause on women
• Reserve Bank issues first cash rate rise under Michele Bullock

The Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women’s Agenda.

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Later, Tarla Lambert sits down with Amanda Rishworth, the Minister for Families and Social Services, to learn more about the new Carer Inclusive Workplace Initiative. The Albanese government announced the new framework at the end of October during Carers Week, saying it will be a win for all unpaid carers in Australia, but also a win for employers.

WARNING: This podcast episode contains discussions and references to family and domestic violence, which may be distressing or triggering for some listeners. If you or someone you know is in need of support or resources related to these topics, please consider reaching out to a local helpline or support organisation.

Stories included this week:

• A hand up, not a hand out: CARE Australia’s Lendwithcare platform, a sustainable approach to charitable support
• Larissa Waters, Bridget Archer and Alicia Payne call for renews focus on men’s violence
• Male violence kills five women in ten days as police discover a woman’s body in Perth
• A ‘good guy’ who snapped? We must do better and unite on ending gender-based violence in Australia
• Lilie James’ grandmother pays tribute to the 21-year-old who was ‘full of life’ and ‘so kind’
• Headlines offering ‘reasons’ why a man murders a woman are a distraction

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Megan is a Cobble Cobble woman from south-west Queensland with a long and impressive international career, and someone who is instrumental in The Voice debate and the upcoming referendum.

Megan has just published a new book, co-authored with George Williams and published by UNSW Press, Everything you need to know about The Voice, described as essential reading on the Voice to parliament and government, how our Constitution was drafted, what the 1967 referendum achieved, what it left unfinished and the Uluru Statement.

Megan is Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous UNSW and a Professor of Law, UNSW Law. She currently serves as a United Nations expert with the UN Human Rights Council’s Expert Mechanism on the rights of Indigenous peoples based in UN Geneva

Davis was also one of our very first Agenda Setters of the Year, at the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards — ten years ago in 2013!

You can learn more and buy the book here.

The Crux is the weekly podcast from Women’s Agenda, published by Agenda Media, a 100 per cent women owned and run independent media business.

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The science of climate change can be overwhelming, upsetting, and leave us tempted to turn away. Dr Joëlle Gergis is a leading climate scientist and lead author on the UN’s IPCC. She’s determined to make climate science accessible to everyone, and demonstrate the case for hope along with the tipping point within reach that could see us getting close to the response the planet needs. She asks: Do you want to be part of the legacy that restores our faith in humanity?

As one of only a dozen Australian scientists on the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment report, and working in a male dominated field, she saw the opportunity to bring emotion into the conversation and to connect the head with the heart.

Joëlle’s book Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope is published just this week, by Black Inc. Books.

It is the call to action we need, right now.

Stories discussed this week:

Australia’s top 10 most ‘in demand’ professions tell story of care work being undervalued

You can’t talk about gender equality without talking about climate change

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This week, Ramona Vijeyarasa joins as guest host to discuss her research into women’s political representation globally, and locally in Australia also.

Ramona is a human rights lawyer, UTS lecturer, the creator of the Gender Legislative Index and author of the recently released The Woman President.

Ramona’s also enjoyed an international career and travelled and interviewed extensively to undertake her research, which she discusses on the podcast.

Also, our wins from the week! We look at audience records on women’s sport, as well as how the media attention being given to a woman overlooked for a high-profile role is actually a win.

Stories discussed this week

Can female independents transform politics in Australia?

Three reasons why women leaders actually matter for women

Women’s Super League viewing increases by a massive 34 million hours

How Jenny West’s trade commissioner job offer was rescinded and given to John Barilaro

Three reasons why women leaders actually matter for women

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We look at the fallout from the US Supreme Court’s decision to end the constitutional right to an abortion, and what it means for us here in Australia.

We share some wins around diversity, including in the beauty industry and in Hollywood.

We also talk about the key themes in Neela’s book, including what it’s like to be a junior surgeon.

And we talk creativity! How does it come? When do you write? Can writing support your other work? And how do you use storytelling to bring to life what’s really going on in a system, an industry, or something else?

About Neela

Dr Neela Janakiramanan is a reconstructive plastic surgeon with particular expertise in complex hand and wrist surgery. She is a seasoned public speaker and advocate on issues including health equity, gender equity, and diversity and inclusion. She was also one of the medical leads in the Kids off Nauru campaign and in bringing together the Australian medical community and operationalising the Australian Medevac legislation to facilitate medical care for refugees in offshore detention. Neela is a regular contributor to Women’s Agenda, and has also written for The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday Paper, and often appears on ABC’s The Drum.

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