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World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion

Image: Andrew Brownbill/AAPAustralia’s forests now carry far more flammable fuel than before British invasion, our research shows, revealing the catastrophic risk created by non-Indigenous...

Fire management in Australia has reached a crossroads and ‘business as usual’ won’t cut it

Image: Darren England/AAPThe current wet conditions delivered by La Niña may have caused widespread flooding, but they’ve also provided a reprieve from the threat of bushfires...

Surprisingly few animals die in wildfires – and that means we can help more in the aftermath

Getty ImagesThe estimate that one billion animals were killed by Australia’s 2019-20 Black Summer fires drew international attention to the fate of wildlife during fire.This estimate...

More than 200 Australian birds are now threatened with extinction – and climate change is the biggest danger

  Image: ShutterstockUp to 216 Australian birds are now threatened – compared with 195 a decade ago – and climate change is now the...

Australia’s Black Summer of fire was not normal – and we can prove it

  Image: Dan Himbrechts, AAPThe Black Summer forest fires of 2019–2020 burned more than 24 million hectares, directly causing 33 deaths and almost 450 more from...

Bushfire survivors just won a crucial case against the NSW environmental watchdog, putting other states on notice

  Picture: ShutterstockThis week was another big one in the land of climate litigation.On Thursday, a New South Wales court compelled the state Environment Protection...

There’s no end to the damage humans can wreak on the climate. This is how bad it’s likely to get

  Picture: Alexander Beltes/ EPAA major new report published last week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) contained grave warnings on where Earth’s climate...

This is the most sobering report card yet on climate change and Earth’s future. Here’s what you need to know

  Picture: AP Photo/Noah BergerAustralia is experiencing widespread, rapid climate change not seen for thousands of years and may warm by 4℃ or more...

With the government on the ropes, Anthony Albanese has a fighting chance

  Image: Wes Mountain/The ConversationSome promising polling for Labor in recent weeks has inevitably raised that perennial question for a party whose national triumphs since Federation...

5 remarkable stories of flora and fauna in the aftermath of Australia’s horror bushfire season

 Picture: hamiltonphillipa/iNaturalistAround one year ago, Australia’s Black Summer bushfire season ended, leaving more than 8 million hectares across south-east Australia a mix of charcoal, ash and...
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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.