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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,...

Neverending stories – why we still love Unsolved Mysteries

Picture: Artem Kovalev/Unsplash, Since the mid-1980s, the Unsolved Mysteries television program has investigated thousands of weird and wonderful tales. The popularity of the series over almost 35...

By persisting with COVIDSafe, Australia risks missing out on globally trusted contact tracing

Image: Scott Barbour/AAP Image Australia has ruled out abandoning the government’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app in favour of the rival “Gapple” model developed by...

Be careful what you claim for when working from home. There are capital gains tax risks

Image: Shuttlestock Nearly all of the income tax focus in the context of “working from home” during COVID-19 has been on claiming “running expenses”...

Why the ban on nicotine vape fluid will do more harm than good

Last week the federal government’s Office of Drug Control announced changes to the importation of nicotine-containing electronic cigarette fluids that will seriously affect the estimated 227,000...

Let there be no doubt: blame for our failing environment laws lies squarely at the feet of government

Picture: Harley Kingston/Flickr A long-awaited draft review of federal environment laws is due this week. There’s a lot riding on it – particularly in...

Trump is struggling against two invisible enemies: the coronavirus and Joe Biden

Picture: AAP The US presidential election is being shaped by the two crises that have defined 2020 so far: the coronavirus pandemic and the...

‘Kissing can be dangerous’: how old advice for TB seems strangely familiar today

Image: Shuttlestock We’ve been reminded about avoiding hugging or kissing, especially among large family groups, in light of the recent Melbourne coronavirus clusters. But alerting the...

Sunday essay: how a ‘gonzo’ press gang forged the Ned Kelly legend

Destruction of the Kelly Gang. Drawn by Thomas Carrington during the siege. State Library of Victoria Washington Post publisher, Philip L. Graham, famously declared that journalism...

You’ve got (less) mail: COVID-19 hands Australia Post a golden opportunity to end daily letter delivery

Picture: Shuttlestock Australia Post delivered more than 3.3 billion items last financial year. That’s almost 14 million deliveries a day (not counting weekends and...

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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.