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$2.5 billion lost over a decade: Nigerian princes lose their sheen, but scams are on the rise

Image: Shuttlestock Last year, Australians reported more than A$634 million lost to fraud, a significant jump from $489.7 million the year before. The Australian Competition...

Nine Melbourne tower blocks put into ‘hard lockdown’ – what does it mean, and will it work?

Daniel Pockett/AAP Image The Victorian government’s decision to “close and contain” nine public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne represents a significant escalation in the...

Global report gives Australia an A for coronavirus response but a D on climate

James Gourley/AAP Image The global Sustainable Development Report 2020, released this week in New York, ranks Australia third among OECD countries for the effectiveness...

View from The Hill: Eden-Monaro’s status quo result pales next to Victoria’s COVID crisis

Picture: Lukas Coch/AAP Developments in Melbourne on Saturday are more important, and certainly of more interest to the public, than what has happened in...

Victoria’s coronavirus contact tracers are already under the pump. What happens next?

Image: Shuttlestock The emergence of significant community transmission of COVID-19 in Melbourne over the past week is greatly concerning to the whole of Australia. Earlier this week, Victoria’s chief...

Sunday essay: need a sitter? Revisiting girlhood, feminism and diversity in The Baby-Sitters Club

Picture: Kailey Schwerman/Netflix The Baby-Sitters Club, the popular series by Ann M. Martin, defined my childhood. I collected the books until I was 11....

Explainer: what’s the new coronavirus saliva test, and how does it work?

Picture: Daniel Pockett/AAP A cornerstone of containing the COVID-19 pandemic is widespread testing to identify cases and prevent new outbreaks emerging. This strategy is...

We looked at the health star rating of 20,000 foods and this is what we found

Image: Shuttlestock As you read this, health officials are busy finalising the government’s review of the health star rating system on packaged foods. One of the issues...

Victoria is on the precipice of an uncontrolled coronavirus outbreak. Will the new measures work?

Image: James Ross/AAP I recently wrote about Victoria’s surge in COVID-19 cases. On that day, Victoria recorded 11 new infections, after a few days of...

Forget JobSeeker. In our post-COVID economy, Australia needs a ‘liveable income guarantee’ instead

Picture: Kelly Barnes/ AAP There are now less than three months to go before the expanded JobSeeker payment is due to end. As a result,...

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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.