The private school ranking list is nothing new

The list that ranked girls based on their attractiveness that was created by Year 11 boys at Yarra Valley Grammar in Melbourne is unfortunately nothing new. As Chanel Contos said, if you’re surprised, you’re not paying attention. What was promising to see was the swift action from the school’s principal. Find out what he said in this week’s episode.

Ahead of next week’s budget announcement, Tarla Lambert and Olivia Cleal discuss the latest call for Australians to have more babies to combat a decline in the country’s population growth. Plus, we ask how the media can do better when it comes to racial stereotypes.

Stories discussed this week:

• ‘A great mathematical achievement’: Two high school students have solved an ‘impossible’ maths problem
• How young women will benefit from the new prac placement payment and changes to HECS-HELP debt
• It’s going to take a lot more than financial help to convince me to have a baby for the country
• Melbourne private school boys rank female students according to attractiveness
• Sky News’ humiliation of Keegan Payne is a lesson for the media on ‘balanced’ storytelling

The 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

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