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Older Australians need more financial support amid pandemic

Financial experts are encouraging pre-retirees to sharpen their financial skills as a new report from the University of South Australia shows that 31 per...

Best Ways to Save Money Fast

What are the best ways to save money fast? From major milestones to financial emergencies, one thing is for certain: you need enough money...

‘I don’t want anybody to see me using it’: cashless welfare cards do more harm than good

Image: Shutterstock The Australian government touts compulsory income management as a way to stop welfare payments being spent on alcohol, drugs or gambling. The Howard government...

Robodebt failed its day in court, what now?

The government seems not to have sought independent legal advice before demanding the repayment of debts it couldn’t prove were owned. Shutterstock   Three years after...

There’s mounting evidence against cashless debit cards, but the government is ploughing on regardless

Coming to a community near you. Sabrina Roy with her baby Xena at the Milingimbi general store in the Northern Territory in 2015. Dean...

5 charts on what a Newstart recipient really looks like

Unless we know who who Newstart recipients are, we are likely to make wrong decisions about how much to pay them and whether...

Robo-debt class action could deliver justice for tens of thousands of Australians instead of mere hundreds

Labor’s government services spokesman Bill Shorten and lawyer Peter Gordon announcing Gordon Legal’s robo-debt class action in Canberra on Tuesday. Mick Tsikas/AAP The announcement by Gordon...

Deeming rates explained. What is deeming, how does it cut pensions, and why do we have it?

Deeming rates began as a way to stop people cheating in order to obtain the pension. Shutterstock Now it’s the Coalition that’s being accused of...
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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.