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What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell

Image: Mick Tsikas/AAP The Morrison government has spent years bringing in a law supposed to ensure electricity retailers pass on lower prices to customers. Yet...

I chose the electricity retailer offering the best deal for my home. That’s not what I got

  Image: Shutterstock Households in most of Australia have been able to choose between electricity retailers for more than a decade. The main reason is...

ACCC ‘world first’: Australia’s Federal Court found Google misled users about personal location data

  Image: Henry Perks / Unsplash The Federal Court has found Google misled some users about personal location data collected through Android devices for two years, from...

One of these things is not like the others: why Facebook is beyond our control

 Image: Pixabay/Pexels What’s the difference between Google and Facebook? One difference is that last week Google agreed to pay Australian news outlets for their content in the face...

Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways

 Picture: Mick Tsikas / AAP Executives from Google and Facebook have told a Senate committee they are prepared to take drastic action if Australia’s news media bargaining...

The US is taking on Google in a huge antitrust case. It could change the face of online search

Image: Jens Meyer/AP The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for unlawful monopolisation. The department says Google’s conduct harms competition...

If Facebook really pulls news from its Australian sites, we’ll have a much less compelling product

Picture: Shuttlestock Facebook has announced it will ban publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposal...

$2.5 billion lost over a decade: Nigerian princes lose their sheen, but scams are on the rise

Image: Shuttlestock Last year, Australians reported more than A$634 million lost to fraud, a significant jump from $489.7 million the year before. The Australian Competition...

Facebook vs news: Australia wants to level the playing field, Facebook politely disagrees

Shutterstock The Australian government is setting out to develop a “bargaining code” to address power imbalances between news media publishers and digital platforms such as...

The ACCC is suing Google over tracking users. Here’s why it matters

Picture courtesy Shuttlestock The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced yesterday it is suing Google for misleading consumers about its collection and use 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.