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We want to learn about climate change from weather presenters, not politicians

Melbourne’s ABC weather presenter Paul Higgins discussing a trend towards warmer April days. ABC/MCCCRH One of the great paradoxes of climate change communication in Australia...

Sunday essay: on the ending of a friendship

Friendship is an incomparable, immeasurable boon to me, and a source of life — not metaphorically but literally. --Simone Weil About eight years ago,...

It’s safest to avoid e-cigarettes altogether – unless vaping is helping you quit smoking

The recent vaping-related deaths in the US have brought the issue into the spotlight around the world. From shutterstock.com Health authorities in the United States are investigating 530...

Ignoring young people’s climate change fears is a recipe for anxiety

School students took to the streets in Melbourne and other Australian cities back in March as part of a global rally on climate...

Vital Signs: NBN’s new price plans are too little, too late

Lack of speed kills: finally NBN Co is thinking about a genuinely 21st century offering for customers. www.shutterstock.com Last week NBN Co announced pricing changes for...

‘This situation brings me to despair’: two reef scientists share their climate grief

A researcher completing bleaching surveys in the southern Great Barrier Reef after a major bleaching event.  ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR CORAL REEF STUDIES Few...

Why would anyone shiver their timbers? Here’s how pirate words arrr preserving old language

The signature pirate voice is from the West Country in south-west of England. But why West Country? IMDb There’s no shortage of special days...

Robo-debt class action could deliver justice for tens of thousands of Australians instead of mere hundreds

Labor’s government services spokesman Bill Shorten and lawyer Peter Gordon announcing Gordon Legal’s robo-debt class action in Canberra on Tuesday. Mick Tsikas/AAP The announcement by Gordon...

Explainer: what happens when magnetic north and true north align?

Very rarely, depending on where you are in the world, your compass can actually point to true north. https://www.shutterstock.com At some point in recent weeks,...

The gloves are off: ‘predatory’ climate deniers are a threat to our children

A child jumps from a rock outcrop into a lagoon in the low-lying Pacific island of Tuvalu. AAP/Mick Tsikas In this age of rapidly melting glaciers, terrifying...

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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.