After sharing some wins, Tarla Lambert and Olivia Cleal start this week’s podcast with the biggest story to come out of this week: the outcome of the Lehrmann v Network Ten defamation trial. Justice Michael Lee found, on the balance of probabilities, that Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in March 2019. This week, we also talk about Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s strong words on family and domestic violence, plus – is Australia in a ‘baby drought’, and what does this mean for future generations? Stories discussed this week:Beyoncé is the first Black woman to reach No.1 on the Billboard country album chartWA government to provide free period products in public primary schools‘Mr Lehrmann raped Ms Higgins’: Justice Michael Lee delivers judgement on Lehrmann v Network Ten defamation trialJacinta Allan says violence against women is the ‘number one law and order issue’ in AustraliaHow Australia has created the perfect storm for a baby droughtThe Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women's Agenda.Producers: Olivia Cleal and Allison Ho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
