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 insecurity. It’s far from a fringe issue.

Plus much more, including our favourite wins from the week.

Stories discussed include: .

What Zohran Mamdani’s win says about the kind of politics we’re missing

‘Not a fringe issue’: 1 in 3 Australian households facing food insecurity

Poland is abolishing income tax for families raising two or more kids. Will it help?

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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 prone to these issues?

When so-called "heroes" are involved, is it easier to overlook problematic cultures and behaviour?

And what more can organisations do to prevent these issues in the first place?

We took these questions and more to human rights lawyer Prabha Nandagopal.

Prabha’s someone who is deep in the kind of work organisations need to do if not to prevent the kind of allegations that have come out against them – then at least to effectively respond.

She has led the development of recommendations on numerous high-profile workplace cultural reviews, including the Independent Review into Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces, and in 2020 was a senior legal advisor to the Respect@Work National Inquiry and helped shape the positive duty regulatory scheme.

Now, she is the founder of Elevate Consulting Partners, supporting organisations in their commitment to positive social change.

This conversation was recorded in late October and some things may have changed at the time of publishing.

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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 analysing gendered climate risks.

Stories discussed this week include:

A bill on stillbirth sees men enter the conversation to make unhinged abortion claims

New AFP taskforce to crack down on networks targeting young girls

Fiji is analysing gendered climate risks. Australia must learn from it

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