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“Get out of the water!” Monster shark movies massacre shark conservation

Undeniably the shark movie to end all shark movies, the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws, not only smashed box office expectations, but forever changed the way...

These are the plastic items that most kill whales, dolphins, turtles and seabirds

Image:Shuttlestock How do we save whales and other marine animals from plastic in the ocean? Our new review shows reducing plastic pollution can prevent the deaths...

There are 10 catastrophic threats facing humans right now, and coronavirus is only one of them

Picture: DAN HIMBRECHTS/AAP Four months in, this year has already been a remarkable showcase for existential and catastrophic risk. A severe drought, devastating bushfires, hazardous smoke, towns running...

For decades, scientists puzzled over the plastic ‘missing’ from our oceans – but now it’s been found

Jennifer Lavers/AAP You’ve probably heard that our oceans have become a plastic soup. But in fact, of all the plastic that enters Earth’s oceans each...

A rare natural phenomenon brings severe drought to Australia. Climate change is making it more common

Picture: Shuttlecock Weather-wise, 2019 was a crazy way to end a decade. Fires spread through much of southeast Australia, fuelled by dry vegetation from the...

Shark nets and culls don’t necessarily make Australian beaches safer

AAP Image/Sea Shepherd Australia Most of the 24 million annual visitors to Queensland don’t notice the series of seemingly innocuous yellow buoys at many...

Acid oceans are shrinking plankton, fuelling faster climate change

Researchers investigated how acidic oceans affect plankton in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica. Daniel A. Nielsen, Author provided Increasingly acidic oceans are putting algae at risk, threatening...
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Thunderpussy Drops New Anthem “I Can Do Better”

Are you ready to have your musical world rocked? Because Thunderpussy is back and loyal to their name, they're bringing the thunder like never...

BILLIE EILISH announces HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR

ANNOUNCES HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR 2024/25 DATES REVEALED FOR AUSTRALIA, NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND ​AU PRESALE STARTS MAY 1 & GENERAL...

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.