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Here’s why you might need a 4th COVID vaccine dose this winter

Image: Achmad Ibrahim/AP/AAP When I began drafting this article, COVID cases in Australia were coming down and the situation was stabilising. New research released in February...

Taking COVID pills at home sounds great. But we need to use them wisely or risk drug resistance and new variants

Image: Shutterstock GPs can now prescribe antiviral pills for some of their vulnerable COVID-19 patients to take at home. More patients are expected to have access in coming weeks and...

What’s the difference in protection against Omicron between 2 doses and 3 doses of vaccine?

Image: Brian Inganga/AP/AAP Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said last week he expects the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) to change the definition of “fully...

Labor leads Coalition 56-44% and Morrison slumps dramatically in first 2022 Newspoll

Image: Lukas Coch/AAP Labor has opened a 56-44% two-party lead and Scott Morrison’s net satisfaction rating has plunged 11 points in Newspoll, after a disastrous...

Go low, go slow: how to rapid antigen test your kid for COVID as school returns

Image: Shutterstock Many parents across Australia will be COVID testing their kids at home using rapid antigen tests (RATs), as school returns across many states...

Have you stopped wearing reusable fabric masks? Here’s how to cut down waste without compromising your health

Image: Shutterstock At the beginning of the pandemic, many of us opted to buy reusable fabric masks to help fight the spread of COVID –...

Grattan on Saturday: A royal commission into COVID’s handling would serve us well for the future

Image: Lukas Coch/AAP This month about as many people have died with COVID in Australia – more than 1,000 – as die in the whole...

Australia approves two new medicines in the fight against COVID. How can you get them and are they effective against Omicron?

Image: Pfizer/EPA/AAP Last Thursday, health minister Greg Hunt announced Australia’s drug regulator had provisionally approved two new medicines for the treatment of COVID. These are Lagevrio, made by...

Omicron is overwhelming Australia’s hospital system. 3 emergency measures aim to ease the burden

Image: Luis Ascui/AAP Public hospitals – never with much spare capacity – have been severely stressed by the latest COVID wave. The current Omicron outbreak has...

Grattan on Saturday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit

Image: Lukas Coch/AAP It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis...
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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.