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Metro Tunnel Creative Program Reconciliation Week – Koorie Heritage Trust Walks

Metro Tunnel Creative Program Reconciliation Week Aboriginal Walks Metro Tunnel Creative Program Reconciliation Week walk along the Birrarung Marr (the Yarra River). Co-presented with the Koorie...

After 8 years of memes, videos and role playing, what now for Game of Thrones’ multimedia fans?

Reaction videos are just one of many ways that Game of Thrones fans have explored their love for the show online.  Leon Andrew Razon/Screenshot...

Sunday essay: separating the art from the badly behaved artist – a philosopher’s view

US actor Kevin Spacey is escorted into Nantucket District Court in January for arraignment on a sexual assault charge. His lawyers entered a...

Sunday essay: networked hatred – new technology and the rise of the right

Senators during the Senate Select Intelligence Committee's hearing on the social media influence in the 2016 U.S. elections in Washington November 2017. The...

Before the Anzac biscuit, soldiers ate a tile so hard you could write on it

Christmas hard tack biscuit: Boer War. Australian War Memorial. Accession Number: REL/10747.  Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial Before Anzac biscuits found the sticky sweet...

Notre Dame: how a rebuilt cathedral could be just as wonderful

The spire collapses while flames are burning the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Ian Langsdon/EPA The destruction of Notre Dame cathedral is lamentable....

Sunday essay: do ‘the French’ care about Anzac?

This large ‘Do Not Forget Australia’ sign in a yard at the Victoria school in Villers-Bretonneux, is the heir of smaller signs...

The Australian Heritage Festival is Nearing: Here’s Why It Matters

History is nothing more than information about the past. Heritage, on the other hand, is everything that we have inherited from previous generations. Therefore,...

Sunday essay: shadows on the Moon – a tale of ephemeral beauty, humans and hubris

A large, sea jelly-like antenna shadow from the Apollo 14 mission in 1971. NASA Between 1969 and 1972, a new type of archaeological site...

Aboriginal Australia’s smash hit that went viral

Gurindji singers Thomas Monkey Yikapayi, Ronnie Wavehill Wirrpa & Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal sing ‘'.Brenda L Croft In a time before radio or even gramophones,...
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CARL NIELSEN DESIGN ACCELERATOR

  Applications are now open for the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator, supported by a generous bequest from Carl and Judy Nielsen. The accelerator is open to...

YouthIt empowers the health of the entire nation, bringing “precise nutrition” into millions of households.

Quality is the soul of a product. Especially in the food industry, authoritative testing is indispensable to ensure product quality. When it comes to authoritative...

Balancing Solar Costs And Savings In New Build Homes

Building a new home is an exciting adventure. You get to design your dream space, pick the perfect finishes, and create a place that...

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.