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Granny’s on Instagram! In the COVID-19 era, older adults see time differently and are doing better than younger people

Many older adults are learning new digital skills to help them socialize virtually. Eva-Katalin/Getty Images Time in the era of COVID-19 has taken on new...

Denied intimacy in ‘iso’, Aussies go online for adult content – so what’s hot in each major city?

Image: Shuttlestock People have been finding ways to relieve the boredom of being stuck at home since varying degrees of lockdown have been imposed across...

Sunday essay: when television hosts take their shows home they fuel nostalgia

Picture: NBC/YouTube Social media is currently filled with working from home content: from our friends, but also from celebrities.As late night hosts shift to broadcasting...

Why are we calling it ‘social distancing’? Right now, we need social connections more than ever

Picture: Shuttlestock We are now a society at a distance. As of this week, New South Wales has closed restaurants, bars, gyms, and entertainment venues where people...

Social distancing can make you lonely. Here’s how to stay connected when you’re in lockdown

Image: Shuttlestock COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is a challenge for everyone.We know positive social support can improve our capacity to cope with stress....

‘Cabin fever’: Australia must prepare for the social and psychological impacts of a coronavirus lockdown

As the COVID-19 outbreak intensifies, we’re seeing mass isolation in virus epicentres, with about 500 million people in China “under varying degrees of quarantine”, and...

Does social media make us more or less lonely? Depends on how you use it

Research by Relationships Australia released in 2018 revealed one in six Australians experience emotional loneliness, which means they lack meaningful relationships in their lives....
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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.