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Hidden costs, manipulation, forced continuity: report reveals how Australian consumers are being duped online

Image: Shutterstock Australian consumers’ choices on websites and apps are being manipulated through online designs taking advantage of their weaknesses. That’s according to research on consumers’ online experiences and the...

Why is lettuce so expensive? Costs have shot up, and won’t return to where they were

Image: Shutterstock Lettuce prices are skyrocketing. Twitter users are posting photos of iceberg lettuces for A$10 and $11.99, well above the more...

Australia’s biggest carbon emitter buckles before Mike Cannon-Brookes – so what now for AGL’s other shareholders?

Image: Mick Tsikas/AAP Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has won a major battle against Australia’s biggest energy company, AGL Energy, thwarting...

All new smaller size! Why getting less with shrinkflation is preferable to paying more

Image: Shutterstock Have you noticed your favourite chocolate is a little smaller, there are fewer biscuits in the same-sized package or bags...

Want to buy guilt-free Easter chocolate? Pick from our list of ‘good eggs’ that score best for the environment and child labour

Image: Eva Elija/Pexels What do Beyond Good, Alter Eco, Tony’s Chocolonely and Whittaker’s all have in common? Besides producing delicious chocolate, they are the “good...

Facebook has pulled the trigger on news content — and possibly shot itself in the foot

 Picture: Michael Reynolds / AAP Facebook on Thursday made good on its threat to block Australians from accessing or posting news content. The ban includes blocking...

Underinsurance is entrenching poverty as the vulnerable are hit hardest by disasters

 AAP Image/Supplied by DFES, Nikki Woods More than 70 homes were destroyed by bushfires in Western Australia this week, leaving those affected facing enormous costs. After disasters...

If Google does pull its search engine out of Australia, there are alternatives

 Image: Shutterstock/Wachiwit The Australian government’s push to make Google pay news organisations for linking to their content has seen the search giant threaten to pull out of Australia. Google...

Why is it so difficult to stamp out seafood slavery? There is little justice, even in court

 Image: Shuttlestock Each year, thousands of men and boys labour under extremely exploitative conditions on commercial fishing vessels owned by Taiwanese, Chinese and South Korean...

Solar panel fire season is all year round and it’s getting more intense in Australia

 Picture:FRNSW, Author provided 2020 was a bumper year for solar power in Australia. More solar PV systems were installed in the first nine months than in all of...

Up to 90% of electricity from solar and wind the cheapest option by 2030: CSIRO analysis

Picture:Shuttlestock With the cost of energy generated from wind and solar now less than coal, the share of Australia’s electricity coming from renewables has...

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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.