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No food, no fuel, no phones: bushfires showed we’re only ever one step from system collapse

Bushfires reveal a story we need to hear. Picture: Australian Navy This summer’s bushfires were not just devastating events in themselves. More broadly, they highlighted...

Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt

The main street of Cobargo, NSW, Wednesday, January 1, 2020.  Sean Davey/AAP When the central business district of Lismore was flooded in 2017, every small business...

We have the vaccine for climate disinformation – let’s use it

Exposing people to likely disinformation campaigns about bushfire causes will help inoculate them. JASON O'BRIEN/AAP Australia’s recent bushfire crisis will be remembered for many things –...

Out of control, contained, safe? Here’s what each bushfire status actually means

We’re used to images of firefighters with hoses, but more of the firefighting effort goes to clearing vegetation than spraying with water. Dean Lewins/AAP In this...

Scientists hate to say ‘I told you so’. But Australia, you were warned

Without a radical change of course on climate change, Australians Australians will struggle to survive on this continent, let alone thrive. AAP/Dave Hunt Those who...

Conservation scientists are grieving after the bushfires – but we must not give up

Glossy black cockatoo populations on Kangaroo Island have been decimated. But a few precious survivors remain. Flickr That a billion animals may die as a result of...

Might the bushfire crisis be the turning point on climate politics Australian needs?

The bushfire crisis is big enough to change the government’s emissions policy, but it swill need more. Shutterstock Countries have long periods in which policies change...

What employers need to know: the legal risk of asking staff to work in smokey air

Canberra streets, January 5, 2020. Employers can’t ask employees to employees to turn up for work as normal without first asking some questions. Picture:...

Bushfires, bots and arson claims: Australia flung in the global disinformation spotlight

A targeted, coordinated online campaign has tried to mislead the public. While the myths have been debunked, the culpable parties remain unknown. SEAN DAVEY/AAP In...

How wildfire smoke affects pets and other animals

A rural fire service crew attempts to protect a property in New South Wales in December 2019. Dean Lewins/AAP Images via AP Catastrophic fires across the...
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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.