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How is oxygen ‘sucked out’ of our waterways?

Dead fish are a source of food for bacteria, which then extract oxygen from the river. AAP A million fish have died in the Murray Darling...

It’s not just the isolation. Working from home has surprising downsides

Working from home means taking work into your home.  Shutterstock What if you never had to return to work? Never had to return to work...

Populism’s problems can be fixed by getting the public better-informed. And that’s actually possible

In its more dangerous manifestations, populism can mean a reckless, extreme distrust in governmental expertise. DAVID MAXWELL/AAP Many commentators have been alarmed at the electoral...

Heaven on earth: the ancient roots of your backyard garden

The connection between the gardens of Versailles, and your backyard garden, are closer than you might think. Shutterstock You don’t have to be an avid...

Sex offender registries don’t prevent re-offending (and vigilante justice is real)

  Notifications of child sex offenders living in the area have, in some cases, created community hysteria and loss of sleep.  from shutterstock.com Calls for...

The environmental impact of music: digital, records, CDs analysed

Our favourite way of listening to music might have a bigger environmental impact than we think. patat/ Shutterstock Although streaming remains the most popular way people...

Hidden women of history: Elsie Masson, photographer, writer, intrepid traveller

Elsie Masson outside Government House, Darwin.  Wayne Collection, Copyright Pitt Rivers Museum. In 1913, at the age of 23, Elsie Masson was travelling on a...

How capitalism ruined our relationship with bacteria

Drawing from the Wellcome Collection There are many rational reasons that motivate consumers to spend US$65 billion annually on household cleaning products. But non-rational mechanisms are nevertheless...

‘Alexa, call my lawyer!’ Are you legally liable if someone makes a purchase using your virtual assistant?

If you have voice shopping activated on your voice assistant, anyone in your home could potentially purchase items in your name. Shutterstock When Amazon...

How to take better photos with your smartphone, thanks to computational photography

A light-trails long exposure of London’s Tower Bridge, shot on iPhone8Plus using the NightCap app. Rob Layton, Author provided Each time you snap a photo with...

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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.