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"Getting media exposure can prove to be a huge boost for your business. But with so many others also doing what you do, why...

Vital conversations: older women have their say about the challenges of life in a city like Melbourne

The ways in which older women maintain meaningful social connections are many and varied – in this case, they do volunteer work for...

Fleeing family violence to another country and taking your child is not ‘abduction’, but that’s how the law sees it

The Hague Convention on child abduction was drafted to deal with fathers abducting their children across borders after losing custody, but it’s applied mainly to...

Understanding Your Underwear – Why There’s More to it Than You Might Think

We wear underwear everyday, so it is important that the underwear we choose is comfortable, cost-effective and good for our skin. Many studies have...

Women seeking asylum for family violence don’t have an easy time getting it

Women fleeing asylum face unique obstacles.  THAI IMMIGRATION BUREAU HANDOUT/EPA Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s story has travelled around the world this week, highlighting Saudi Arabia’s repressive...

Generation Share: why more older Australians are living in share houses

Tight finances are the main reason more older Australians, especially women, are living in share houses. belushi/Shutterstock An increasing number of older Australians are living...

Groping, grinding, grabbing: new research on nightclubs finds men do it often but know it’s wrong

Young Australians use nightclubs as a place to relax and perhaps meet a new sexual partner. Many regard some physical contact during...

After a deadly month for domestic violence, the message doesn’t appear to be getting through

Australia has launched countless domestic violence campaigns over the years. So, why haven’t they shifted public attitudes on the problem? Joe Castro/AAP On average, at...

‘Just a piece of meat’: how homeless women have little choice but to use sex for survival

Homeless women are particularly vulnerable to gendered violence. from shutterstock.com Women comprise 42% of Australia’s homeless population. Not only do many women become homeless due to family violence,...

Madonna or whore; frigid or a slut: why women are still bearing the brunt of sexual slurs

Sarah Hanson-Young on David Leyonhjelm: “He is — for lack of a better word … slut-shaming me”. AAP/Lukas Coch Senator David Leyonhjelm’s sexist slur on Senator Sarah...
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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.