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Grattan on Saturday: COVID boxes Morrison in while Albanese hits the road

  Picture: AAPAs the Delta strain escalated our COVID experience to a new stage of national disruption, Scott Morrison has been under a form...

Hotel quarantine causes 1 outbreak for every 204 infected travellers. It’s far from ‘fit for purpose’

  Picture: James Ross/AAPWith Melbourne under lockdown for another seven days, the consequences of Australia’s inefficient and dangerous quarantine system continue.This outbreak started with...

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...

Yes, another lockdown in Victoria hurts. But it might be our only way to avert a third wave

 Picture; James Ross/AAPVictoria went into stage 4 lockdown from 11.59pm Friday, as the cluster from the Holiday Inn quarantine hotel continues to grow.Premier Daniel...

#IStandWithDan, #DictatorDan, #DanLiedPeopleDied: 397,000 tweets reveal the culprits behind a dangerously polarised debate

 Picture: Erik Anderson/AAPThe Victorian government’s handling of the state’s second coronavirus wave attracted massive Twitter attention, both in support of and against the state’s...

Of all the places that have seen off a second coronavirus wave, only Vietnam and Hong Kong have done as well as Victorians

Picture: Shuttlestock Of the 215 nations and territories that have reported COVID-19 cases, 120 have experienced clear second waves or late first waves that...

Europe’s second wave is worse than the first. What went so wrong, and what can it learn from countries like Vietnam?

Picture: Alberto Pezzali/AP/AAP Europe is again in the grip of a COVID-19 resurgence, with outbreak hot-spots in the United Kingdom, Spain and France each...

A 14-day rolling average of 5 new daily cases is the wrong trigger for easing Melbourne lockdown. Let’s look at ‘under investigation’ cases instead

Image: Shuttlestock Many Melburnians have despaired in recent days as it became clear the next step on its roadmap out of lockdown will be taken a...

Sorry Melbourne. The chance of reaching an average 5 COVID-19 cases by mid-October is under 50%

Image: Shuttlestock Melburnians are addicted to the Victorian health department’s daily tweet of the state’s new COVID-19 cases. This figure contributes to the all-important...

Open COVID ‘cold spots’ first: a way out of lockdown for Melbourne

Picture: Erik Anderson/AAP Up to now the focus has been on managing “hot spots” in the COVID lockdowns of Melbourne and Victoria. We have...
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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.