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The burn legacy: why the science on hazard reduction is contested

Jason Edwards/PR handout image When it comes to reducing the extent of bushfires, scientists disagree on the best way to do it. Hazard-reduction burning (also...

Here are 5 practical ways trees can help us survive climate change

Planting a tree to help the environment crosses all generations. Image Shutterstock As the brutal reality of climate change dawned this summer, you may have...

Books in a post-f@#^ world. Are we all sworn out yet?

The language in books - who gives an "F". Image Shutterstock Warning: this piece features frequent coarse language that may offend some readers. Since Adam Mansbuch’s...

Coles says these toys promote healthy eating. I say that’s rubbish

Image: Shutterstock As a parent, I find it so frustrating to take my children shopping, reusable bags in hand, only to be offered plastic toys...

Why Australians fell out of love with Holdens

Picture: Harrison Broadbent, Unsplash The jingle used to tell us we loved “football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars”. These days we love Japanese utes and small Toyotas,...

Parasite’s win is the perfect excuse to get stuck into genre-bending and exciting Korean cinema

Image: CJ Entertainment Parasite, the South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho, received four Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original...

In the midst of an LNG export boom, why are we getting so little for our gas?

Picture: Woodside Petroleum So worried is the government about the meagre income it is getting from gas during the middle of Australia’s biggest gas export...

Looking for love on a dating app? You might be falling for a ghost

Image: Tommy Tong/Unsplash Consider the moments you have fallen in love. If you unpick the threads, you will quickly find much of the falling occurred in the...

Sunday essay: ‘I am anxious to have my children home’: recovering letters of love written for Noongar children

Image: Liliana Eira/Unsplash Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people. In the quiet of the State Records Office,...

Saying sex increases cancer risk is neither totally correct, nor in any way helpful

Image: Shutterstock A study published two days ago claims to have found a link between having had ten or more sexual partners and an increased risk...

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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.