Tessa Ogle

Tess currently works as Health + Medicine Assistant Editor and Editorial + Communications Assistant at The Conversation.

She's heavily involved in social media storytelling and she enjoys bringing her editorial expertise to the editing process.

Prior to commencing at The Conversation, Tess worked as an Editorial Assistant at The Age.

Tess has written for Women's Health Australia, Farrago and Art Thy Neighbour, in addition to a number of pieces for Broadsheet Melbourne during a three month an internship with the online publication.

She will finish up with her BA (Media and Communications) at the University of Melbourne at end of this year.

art thy neighbour •

The ‘primal’ photography of Lilli Waters is defiantly repairing her past —

Two years ago, Lilli Waters returned to Wytaliba where her mother helped start a hippie commune in the 70’s. Here, in a mudbrick house built by her father, Lilli spent the first 18 months of her life. Years later, the same house was vacant and falling apart. Lilli, a fine art photographer, described returning to the commune near Grafton in New South Wales as strange. The experience was made more bizarre in that her every reaction was captured for an ABC documentary that followed artists ...
The Conversation •

Is it OK to drink coffee while pregnant? We asked 5 experts

There are so many dos and don'ts associated with pregnancy it can be hard to keep up with them. Coffee is an everyday staple for many people, so it is not surprising women seek reassurance this stimulant is safe during pregnancy. With guidelines differing between and within countries it can be tricky to assess the risks of having a coffee or two. We asked five experts whether it’s OK to drink coffee while pregnant. Four out of five experts said yes But they all had a pretty big caveat ...
Broadsheet •

This Fancy New Vegan Chicken Salt Goes With More Than Hot Chips

If Australia had a national condiment, chicken salt would likely be it. It was invented in Adelaide in the ’70s to season rotisserie chooks, and was then boldly applied to hot chips by enterprising takeaway-shop owners. For many – including Grant Inches, CEO of popular Australian spicemaker Gewürzhaus – it conjures up childhood memories of fish’n’chips by the beach. Recently he channelled that nostalgia into developing a preservative-free, vegan version ...
Broadsheet •

Herbivorous Nights x Pilgrim

Expect seven courses inspired by an ancient pilgrimage through Italy and Spain – with a chef from Netflix's Million Pound Menu in the kitchen. Melbourne chef Paolo Arlotta (formerly of Vue de Monde, Tipo 00 and Kinfolk) is coming together with British-based (but Australian-born) chef Anthony Power of Liverpool’s Spanish restaurant Pilgrim to dish up a seven-course tasting menu inspired by the Camino de Santiago – an ancient pilgrimage through Italy and Spain. Pilgrim was a product of ...
Broadsheet •

Feeling Lucky? Bid for a Feast by Attica’s Ben Shewry, or Enter One of These Raffles, for Bushfire Relief

It’s easy to feel helpless as the devastation of the bushfire crisis continues. Direct donations are one way to support those affected, but retailers and venues are also helping in creative ways. These three auctions and raffles for one-off experiences and one-of-a-kind prizes are also channelling proceeds into bushfire relief. Pop & Scott $15,000 raffle Modern Australian design store Pop & Scott – along with an extensive list of Australian makers, designers and artists – has pulled together ...
art thy neighbour •

Wes Mountain’s fearless political cartoons will make you laugh and then wince, the way they should —

On the night of the 2019 Australian federal election, political cartoonist Wesley Mountain had done the linework of four cartoons: two for Labor and two for the Coalition. Betting on a Labor win, a bet backed by the polls, Wes spent election night colouring in his work, preparing for a change in government. At 7pm, it started to become clear Australia was set for a shock election win by the Liberal party. So Wes set aside his evening’s work on Labor and geared himself up to complete two ...
Women's Health •

Am I Recovered From My Eating Disorder?

Bright brochures coloured the walls near the reception desk providing a distilled portrayal of ED recovery. An unfathomable battle compressed into a palatable four paged leaflet. The pamphlets seemed like laughable propaganda in comparison to the hellish two year struggle my family and I had endured. As I approached the reception desk, the receptionist asked me when I was available for my next appointment. An oh-so familiar question. I responded by handing over my discharge form ...
Farrago •

Review: NT Live: Fleabag

Fleabag was a like a surprisingly uncomfortable massage into knots I didn’t know I had. Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s one woman show kneaded into my internalised shame surrounding: my sexuality, my adolescent selfishness and the healthy mix of narcissism and crippling insecurity that’s etched into my 20-something soul. I left the cinema feeling looser and better for the viewing. Fleabag was, of course, adapted from the one-woman show I was blessed with, into an Emmy award winning BBC TV series ...
The Conversation •

Social media: In case you missed it

In COVID news, on Sunday the Victorian government announced the eagerly anticipated roadmap out of COVID-19 lockdown. It features several steps that reflect a slow relaxing of restrictions. And only days after the federal government announced a A$1.7 billion vaccine deal to roll out COVID-19 vaccines to Australians in 2021, the phase 3 trials of the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been paused because one participant became unwell. But this halt in the trials doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not safe. Rather, it indicates the testing is progressing as it should, with due consideration of safety. In international news, an Afghan soldier convicted of murdering 3 Australian soldiers is among 6 high-value prisoners who have been flown to Qatar ahead of peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government this weekend.