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Sunday essay: Our utopia … careful what you wish for

            A slide by Gordon H. Woodhouse to accompany a 1901 lecture by his father Clarence entitled ‘exploration and development of Australia’. State Library...

Resettling refugees in other countries is not working, nor is it fair. So, why is Australia doing it?

 Picture: Erik Anderson/AAP The federal government has scrambled in recent days to minimise the political fallout from its treatment of the Tamil family from Biloela....

From veggie gardening to op-shopping, migrants are the quiet environmentalists

 Picture: Shuttlestock The organised environmental movement is largely a white, middle-class space. But our research shows migrants care for nature in other ways – including living sustainably in...

Banning mobile phones in immigration detention would make an inhumane system even crueler

Picture: Michael Dodge/AAP Mobile phones are a lifeline for those in immigration detention. But if the government has its way, this thread will soon be cut. A proposed...

Graphic novels help teens learn about racism, climate change and social justice – here’s a reading list

The success of ‘Maus’ made the genre more visible.  Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for New York Comic Con Teen activists worldwide are making headlines for...

Violence on Melbourne streets

The violent silence in the Australian landscape cries out for the victims that die or struggle to go on. The victims of the horrific...

New research shows how Australia’s newsrooms are failing minority communities

The Deakin study found that too few of the stories about minority communities incorporated a viewpoint from that community. Shutterstock Australians from culturally diverse backgrounds...
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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.