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Not again … how to protect your mental health in the face of uncertainty and another COVID variant

  Image: Unsplash/Niklas HamannReports about the latest COVID variant of concern, Omicron, have exploded all over the news. No sooner had we learned its...

Beyond Bluey: why adults love re-watching Australian kids’ TV from their childhoods

  Image: IMDBDue to the COVID-19 extended lockdowns this year, as well as greater accessibility on streaming services, many adults have been returning to...

What is the Australian merchant navy flag, the red ensign? And why do anti-government groups use it?

  Image: James Ross/AAPThe Australian red ensign – a red version of the familiar Australian flag – has appeared all over the news and...

Tired of lockdown rules? Our analysis shows most Australians have curbed mixing and helped suppress COVID

  Picture: ShutterstockUnthinkable in 2019, lockdowns have been a key public health measure to reduce the impact of COVID in Australia. However, lockdowns take...

What art are you engaging with in lockdown? Australians are mostly watching TV — but music, singing and dancing do more for your mood

  Picture: y Kinga Cichewicz/UnsplashHow have you been passing the time during lockdown? Have you been taking an online drawing class, or did you...

At home with your dog? 3 ways to connect and lift your spirits

  Picture: Olly (above with Jon David)It may come as no surprise to dog owners in lockdown, but walking the dog can be the...

Right out there: how the pandemic has given rise to extreme views and fractured conservative politics

  Image: Wes Mountain/The ConversationGreat crises are a stimulus to right-wing political mobilisation. Famously, the Great Depression of the 1930s gave the Nazis their...

It’s OK if you have a little cry in lockdown. You’re grieving

  Image: ShutterstockIf you are one of the millions of Australians in lockdown, you are not alone in feeling a range of emotions difficult...

Lockdowns don’t get easier the more we have them. Melbourne, here are 6 tips to help you cope

  Image: ShuttlestockAs Melbourne heads well into a second week of lockdown, it’s important to recognise the serious toll this is likely to take on...

More than a dozen COVID leaks in 6 months: to protect Australians, it’s time to move quarantine out of city hotels

  Picture: Richard Wainwright/AAPIn the past week, at least six Australians returned home uninfected only to acquire the coronavirus while undergoing quarantine in hotels...
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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.