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25.01.2022 When you look through these photos by Juli Balla and Aileen Marr, you’ll be mistaken for thinking they’re artworks on their own. No. These glorious pieces are hitting stores and are worth celebrating for their beauty. https://tonicmag.com.au/all/objects-of-desire
25.01.2022 Tanya Perilli was an engineer but she recently took a left turn to launch Fashion Alta Moda, a Sydney-based agency that lets clients hire runway-worthy looks. Clothing rental is big business in both the US and UK but until now, Australian women have had fewer options. She spoke to Tonic's Aileen Marr about her dramatic career change. Pics by Sean Slattery and hair and makeup by Kristen Brett.
24.01.2022 Tonic Doctor answers this question from a reader: "My sister and I both had breast cancer in our early 40s around 15 years ago. Her doctor has recently detected some heart issues and suggested they may be linked to the chemotherapy she had. I’ve never heard of this before. Am I also at risk?"
23.01.2022 So many of you responded to our piece on Alison Brahe-Daddo, talking frankly about menopause. DM us if you want to be part of an upcoming piece on menopause where you talk openly about your experiences - although we can change your name if you wish.
20.01.2022 Winemaker Margaret Lehmann, 77, is firm friends with 44-year-old restaurateur Elli Beer, daughter of Marg’s mate and contemporary, Maggie Beer. The pair talked to Tonic's Ute Junker about their friendship.
18.01.2022 What you need to know about donating to charity (to reduce your tax bill) https://tonicmag.com.au//donating-to-charity-to-reduce-you
17.01.2022 Following the passing last week of Susan Ryan former age discrimination commissioner, Hawke government minister and the woman who introduced the Sex Discrimination Act in 1984, we asked two prominent women’s advocates, businesswoman and activist, Wendy McCarthy and writer and commentator, Jane Caro, to reflect on the impact of the Sex Discrimination Act and look ahead to further legislation that could improve our lives even more.
17.01.2022 In this video interview with Tonic's Ute Junker, Tracey Cox the author of Great Sex Starts at 50 explores the two most common reasons men stop wanting sex, and what you can do about it.
16.01.2022 Megan Morton is moving house! And learning to embrace the freefall. https://tonicmag.com.au/all/megan-morton-is-moving-house
16.01.2022 Tonic doctor: help, my hair is falling out! https://tonicmag.com.au//i-am-menopausal-and-my-hair-is-fa
16.01.2022 Tonic doctor: do I need a bone density test? https://tonicmag.com.au//tonic-doctor-do-i-need-a-bone-den
15.01.2022 Vale Helen Reddy, a trailblazer who left Melbourne for New York and - despite being a single mother with little money - worked to become the world’s biggest female singer in 1973/74. Best known for her song I Am Woman, which became a feminist anthem, she had this to say when she won her Grammy award: I would like to thank God, because She makes everything possible."
14.01.2022 "If you have a surplus, regardless how small the amount, you can do something with that," says financial adviser Kate McCallum.
12.01.2022 Life swap, part 2. When you’ve convinced your neighbour to swap lives for 48 hours, she might get something very special out of the experience as well. https://tonicmag.com.au//life-swap-trying-on-my-neighbours
12.01.2022 Vale trailblazing feminist and human rights campaigner Susan Ryan, who died today aged 77. We have Ryan to thank for the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, the Affirmative Action Act 1986, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Act 1987, legislation that has shaped the world we have grown up in. Among the many achievements in her distinguished career, she was the ACT's first female Senator and the first woman minister in a federal Labor government.... Pic courtesy Australian Human Rights Commission
10.01.2022 CEO of fintech start-up Flamingo AI and adjunct professor at the Australian Graduate School of Management, Dr Catriona Wallace is a campaigner for ethics in the artificial intelligence sector. "There are lots of examples of biased AI," she tells Tonic's Ute Junker. "Google 'unprofessional hairstyle' and 90 per cent of the images are women of colour."
09.01.2022 When one of the Tonic team asked co-founder Rachelle Unreich what she'd do first when the lockup restrictions in Melbourne are lifted she replied: "Get a bikini wax!" What was (or will be) the first thing you did when lockup rules were eased? Tell us below.
08.01.2022 No-fail potato pancakes. You’re welcome. https://tonicmag.com.au//these-no-fail-potato-pancakes-wor
08.01.2022 Megan Morton convinces her neighbour to do a life swap: they will each live each other’s lives for a few days. How does it change her? https://tonicmag.com.au//life-swap-trying-on-my-neighbours
07.01.2022 Agent of Change: Mandy Richards - helping women gain financial independence https://tonicmag.com.au/all/agent-of-change-mandy-richards
06.01.2022 Just days after we published this story, the refugee camp on Lesvos went up in flames leaving the already homeless refugees with nothing. Verna McGeachin's account of visiting the camp is a wonderful insight into how restoring dignity to the dispossessed is so important. While the fire was a devasting blow, the volunteers and refugees in the Lesvos camps continue to do what they can with the help of people like Verna, who raises funds and solicits goods.
04.01.2022 Dai Le is the founder of DAWN, a not-for-profit that champions inclusion and diversity, and a Fairfield City councillor in Sydney’s south-west. She spoke to Tonic's Marina Go about how her financial understanding came later in life. "My husband is excellent with managing money and I learnt by watching him," she says.
03.01.2022 Did you start watching The Crown without realising that Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) was playing Margaret Thatcher? Us too! Ute Junker explores why we remain fans after so many years. https://tonicmag.com.au/all/gillian-anderson-steals-the-show
