The Women's Agenda Podcast

Australia is coming to terms with the horrific attack on the Jewish community in Bondi on Sunday night. Tarla Lambert-Patel and journalist Dinushi Dias sit down to unpack what happened, what it means and where we go next. They also break down some of the biggest stories on Women's Agenda this week. And find some hope in what has been a horrible week we will never forget. The Women's Agenda Podcast...

Pauline Hanson gets Barnaby Joyce into the party, as well as a substantial pay rise as leader. Is that actually... a win? Also, the US co-founder calling for public hangings and for the world to get more "masculine energy". Plus, the social media ban is officially here, and everyone from teenagers to parents, politicians and media barons have something to say about it. And what's with the outrage...

Tech-facilitated abuse continues to grow as a dangerous part of gender based violence. This includes everyday financial products and services being weaponised by perpetrators to inflict harassment, terror and surveillance on their victims.  One person who has been instrumental in examining the extent of the issue and how common services and products can do more to address this type of abuse,...

Wrapping up another week on Women's Agenda , we explore the parliamentary stunt from a certain politician claiming she was supporting women’s rights. Plus, the wild rant from a billionaire claiming taxes almost "ruined" his life, and the reminder offered again this week that a woman celebrating epic success online can still trigger misogyny. Plus, we find the wins in the latest national snaps...

We wrap up the top stories of the week! Including the latest big party appointments and firsts for women, the cracking glass cliffs and why a billionaire thought it was a good idea to share his dating advice. Stories discussed this week include: NSW Liberals elect Kellie Sloane unanimously as leader ‘May I meet you’? How a billionaire’s pickup line went viral   Look away. Sussan Ley’s glass c...

We're honoured to share this interview with the recipient of former judge of the International Court and the recipient of the 2025 Sydney Peace Prize, Justice Navi Pillay. Justice Pillay is a trailblazer for human rights and women in law, and has delivered historic judgements on sexual violence and genocide. She is the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and was recently Chair of the UN...

Our most-talked-about stories of the week! We look at the firsts achieved by women this week, following the first major electoral test since Trump was elected one year ago. Plus, Poland’s set to soon remove income tax for parents with two or more children in a bid to address its dwindling population. Will it work? Also, we look at the one in three Australian households that now report food insecur...

In late October, we learned disturbing allegations about an iconic service long associated with heroics and saving lives in dramatic circumstances across NSW: the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The allegations of a toxic culture came thanks to Nine reporting, and the incredible courage of people involved in the organisation who spoke up. So are rescue-type and emergency services especially pro...

All about the big stories this week! We discuss the best and worst ages for the gender pay gap, plus how the "usual suspects" have entered the conversation on what should have been a non-controversial discussion on supporting grieving parents. Plus, the new AFP taskforce is cracking down on online networks targeting young girls, and how Fiji is doing the work Australia still isn’t when it comes to...

The week's done! And this is the weekly wrap chat. We talk about the Royals' PR machine, the missing women in world negotiations and the mother who took on a corporate giant over her right to work from home and won. Plus much more. Stories discussed today include: Women missing from 9 in 10 peace processes, as rate of conflicts hits 80 year high It’s official: Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first...

We are in a care crisis, thanks to various forces compounding together, including the fact that Australians are now living longer. But the problem is not beyond our imaginations to solve. Abby Bloom joins the podcast, who has just penned a piece for Women’s Agenda on The Cost of Not Caring, and why Australia’s “safety net” is all of us.  Abby is an expert in longevity, health, and care, with...

We discuss the top stories from the week! Including our best wins and the stories that got people talking. This week, more courage from Gisele Pelicot in France, as she confronts one of her rapists. Why RFK Jnr is again targeting mothers. And Japan's set to get its first female prime mininster. So does it matter that she has 'Iron Lady" ambitions? Plus much more! Stories discussed today include: T...

Former independent MP for North Sydney, Kylea Tink, joins the chat to discuss leadership, the art of listening, and why she's tackling one of Australia's biggest challenges: food insecurity. Kylea opens up about the devastation she felt upon learning that her seat in North Sydney would be abolished, but also notes how she's leveraging her insider experience in politics into leadership elsewhere. I...

In the Weekly Wrap Chat, we share the best wins, including some innovative new housing services for women. Plus, we ask why young women are more interested in gendered roles now than in 2010. We bid farewell to the great Jane Goodall, highlighting what she taught us all. And a new Hollywood 'star' has us creeped out. The AI character is depicted as a woman, has its own social accounts and is 'scre...

Three quarters of 2025 is officially done, which means we are well on the way to 2026! And you might be exhausted, with new research showing that Australians are Quietly Cracking at work, just a few steps before they're burning out. So what does it mean to quietly crack at work, and why are so many people experiencing it in 2025? Dr Michelle McQuaid is here to tell us all about it and the research...

He's got social media talking, and the mainstream press talking. His name is Andrew Hastie, a Liberal MP with big ambitions for himself and for Australia. He wants to cut immigration, cut climate action, bring back car manufacturing and return Australia to an idealistic past that seems to have been at some point earlier than his 42 years. While he supports his leader Sussan Ley, the first woman to...

We discuss the biggest stories of the week that got people talking, including girls changing behaviour to avoid transport, how Trump's latest dangerous rhetoric hurt mothers in Australia and Dr Kate Adams calling out sexism effectively and publicly. This is the weekly wrap of Women's Agenda! Check out our daily episodes in the feed, including key interviews and keynotes shared from our events. Sto...

How do you manage your wellbeing, while staying across what's happening in the world? Today's Deep Dive sees us sharing Antoinette Lattouff's recent keynote on the topic from our Women's Health Summit on 2 September. Also today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed the UN, where he noted Australia's historical role in advocating for women's participation in such meetings. Plus, the realit...

In just one week in South Australia in 2023, four women were killed by a current or former partner.  In response, the state established a Royal Commission, with 136 recommendations under the leadership of Commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja. Today, Katrine Hildyard MP, the state's Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, joins the podcast to share how the governme...

Pregnant women and parents all over Australia and globally may be feeling concern and even guilt following US President Donald Trump's claims today that paracetamol use is "linked" to autism. We speak with AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen to explore the claims and alleviate the fears, and to outline the added risks that Trump's claims create for women. Plus, why did Opposition leader Sussan Ley...

For six decades, Wendy McCarthy AC has been fighting to get women's voices heard and to create a more gender equal society. As an activist, she's led some of the most significant transformations of our time, especially for women's reproductive health, education and for more equal opportunities for everyone. Wendy also demonstrates the power of community and connection -- for embarking on change, r...

Welcome to the wrap of the week that just was, our take on some of the biggest stories that got people talking. We discuss the wins: including how the youth of Nepal picked a 73yo woman to lead as interim PM. Also, the gender realities of the Albanese Government's new climate targets. How breastfeeding in public is still a thing, making people feel "uncomfortable". Then, to the story of the week:...

Three women were murdered within just a few months in Ballarat, Victoria, shocking the community and the country. The grief and anger shared over the deaths of Samantha Murphy, Rebecca Young and Hannah McGuire, saw the community initiate a powerful and emotional protest against violence. And today, that collective grief has been turned into collective action, with the launch of a four-year "commun...

Michelle Battersby once scaled Bumble across Asia Pacific, and has more recently sold a business. Now, she's on a mission to scale a new platform for women experiencing life transitions, including menopause and pregnancy. Michelle was appointed President of Peanut while heavily pregnant, something she says also makes the work she's doing deeply personal. Plus the latest stories we're covering on W...

The global wins on gender equality face backlash, and Australia gets a risk assessment reality check on climate change. So where's the hope? Meet Natalie Kyriacou, an environmentalist and writer on a mission to get us all curious about the natural world, regardless of where we think we might sit on the political spectrum. Natalie has garnered massive local and international attention for her just-...