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Can ‘viral shedding’ after the COVID vaccine infect others? That’s a big ‘no’

  Image: Shuttlestock Fears of “viral shedding” and other concerns after the COVID vaccine has led some businesses to ban vaccinated customers from the premises,...

Victoria’s 5-day lockdown may not quash Delta. Here’s what our modelling predicts instead

  Daniel Pockett/AAP Image Victoria has entered a five-day lockdown to control its growing outbreak of the more infectious Delta variant. Until midnight on Tuesday restrictions mean residents are only allowed...

View from the Hill: COVID battle on a knife edge

  Picture: Joel Carrett/AAP The argument Scott Morrison has consistently put – that NSW has a better way of dealing with COVID, by avoiding comprehensive...

Concerned about the latest AstraZeneca news? These 3 graphics help you make sense of the risk

 Dan Peled/AAP Image The recent announcement the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine would now only be recommended for the over 60s has highlighted the many ways we think...

Why do our COVID outbreaks always seem to happen in Melbourne? Randomness and bad luck

  Picture: James Ross/AAP A man from Wollert, a suburb in Melbourne’s north, breezed into Melbourne from South Australian hotel quarantine, stopped at a 7-11,...

Hotel quarantine causes 1 outbreak for every 204 infected travellers. It’s far from ‘fit for purpose’

  Picture: James Ross/AAP With Melbourne under lockdown for another seven days, the consequences of Australia’s inefficient and dangerous quarantine system continue. This outbreak started with...

A cry of help from an Aussie in India

Yesterday the Toorak Times produced an Editorial - "Bring them home",  calling for the Australian Government to bring Australian's home from India. It recognised the...

Editorial: Bring them home!

Australian citizens should not be kept from returning to Australia.   According to Amnesty International Australia, some of the 35,000 Australians are stranded overseas due to...

Numbers returning from India cut because of increase in quarantine cases

  Picture; Lukas Coch/AAP The number of people allowed to return from India is to be reduced, as new restrictions are imposed on Australian citizens...

From Elvis to Dolly, celebrity endorsements might be the key to countering vaccine hesitancy

      Brazilian football star Pele getting the COVID vaccine in Sao Paulo. Advice of Pele/Handout/EPA The Australian government has secured close to 54 million doses of the...
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Roy Lucian Baza delights with euphoric alt-pop anthem ‘Aim For The Heart’

In a resounding return to the music scene, 28-year-old singer-songwriter Roy Lucian Baza, formerly known as Dom Baza, is set to unveil his second...

Chloe DeMore stuns with pop country gem ‘Side Effects’

Born and raised in Orange County, CA, Chloe DeMore is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter with a penchant for writing infectious tunes and relatable narratives. Inspired...

BRANDEUS Drops New Gem “Paro”

Australian artist Brandeus just dropped a new track, "Paro", under the Canadian independent label Aesthetics Records. “Paro” (which translates to “Plan”) is about achieving...

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.