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COVID pandemic 2nd anniversary: 3 things we got wrong, and 3 things to watch out for

Image: Steven Saphore/AAPTwo years ago, on March 11 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.This was two months after there...

Here we go again — Perth’s snap lockdown raises familiar hotel quarantine questions

  Richard Wainwright/AAP ImagePerth is the latest Australian city to head into a snap lockdown aimed at stamping out a coronavirus cluster resulting from...

After a year of pain, here’s how the COVID-19 pandemic could play out in 2021 and beyond

 Image: ShuttlestockOne year ago yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the first caused by a coronavirus.As we enter year two...

Why the COVID-19 variants are so dangerous and how to stop them spreading

 Image: Shutterstock/Lakeview ImagesWith new, more infectious variants of COVID-19 detected around the world, and at New Zealand’s border, the risk of further level 3 or 4...

Two weeks into Melbourne’s lockdown, why aren’t COVID-19 case numbers going down

David Crosling/AAP Image Fourteen days after Melbourne was put back into lockdown, with the Thursday tally of 484 new cases in Victoria makes for dispiriting...

Nine Melbourne tower blocks put into ‘hard lockdown’ – what does it mean, and will it work?

Daniel Pockett/AAP Image The Victorian government’s decision to “close and contain” nine public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne represents a significant escalation in the...

4 ways our streets can rescue restaurants, bars and cafes after coronavirus

Picture: Nils Versemann/Shutterstock As Australia re-opens, the bars, cafes and restaurants that give life to our streets face a tough ask: stay open and stay...

If you took to growing veggies in the coronavirus pandemic, then keep it up when lockdown ends

Picture: Lynda Disher/Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic produced a run on the things people need to produce their own food at home, including vegetable seedlings, seeds and chooks.This turn...

There are 10 catastrophic threats facing humans right now, and coronavirus is only one of them

Picture: DAN HIMBRECHTS/AAP Four months in, this year has already been a remarkable showcase for existential and catastrophic risk. A severe drought, devastating bushfires, hazardous smoke, towns running...
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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.