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The first-ever First Nations anthology of speculative fiction is playful, bitter, loud and proud

Image: Shutterstock This is not “just” an anthology of First Nations speculative fiction, but also the first anthology of First Nations speculative fiction. And what an entry onto...

Preppers is a deep reading of colonial violence – and a hilarious, must-watch Aussie TV comedy

  ABC TV Review: Preppers, created by Nakkiah Lui and Gabriel Dowrick, ABC TV A sophisticated multi-layered critique of colonialism, capitalism and patriarchy with an all-star...

Sunday essay: has Donald Trump broken satire?

 For a long time, the answer has been yes. When Saturday Night Live, John Oliver and the satirical establishment railed at him, the president’s supporters were...

Salvation

Things take time. To be a good surfer in my estimation takes 5 years. To be great takes 10. To be a nation it...

‘I remember when I was young and I was happy’

“We played your song to John Lee Hooker, and he liked it” Matt Taylor remembers being told. In 1971 Sunbury, tried to deliver a...

Fun times in Melbourne

The Show is back in Town, the Comedy Festival is one of the highlights of the year, after a  Summer of Concerts, Cricket and...

Unaffordable

Melbourne advertised itself as the most liveable City; the Cocky’s heard about it and have been flocking to town to get a piece of...

Nightsongs

Life looking back is a vista, a remarkable journey, encumbered,encrusted and inspired; the good,the bad ,the ugly and the beautiful, the footprints the young...

Permission to laugh? Humour without risk of danger and offence would be an emaciated thing

When does parody spill into insensitive cultural appropriation? While Chris LIlley is probably OK to appropriate the upper North Shore culture of Ja’mie...

Office Ruth & Office Charlie

This is Office Ruth and Office Charlie. Every office has them. They’re the people who are highly productive.. but you don’t know exactly what they...
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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.