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James Panichi

James Panichi

James Panichi is a Melbourne-based journalist with MLex-LexisNexis; he has worked for Politico, the ABC and SBS.

It’s a website, but Wikipedia is also a wonder of our age.

A comedian mocked me for paying $200 for this free service, but you should stump up too

On the way out of the show, I sensed that people were staring at me, wanting to catch a glimpse of the unrepentant dork whose awkward voice they’d heard during the exchange.

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Does anybody in Melbourne know how to do a hook turn any more?

Think you know how to do a hook turn? Trust me, you’re doing it wrong

From South Melbourne to Carlton, new hook turns are appearing – often with no tram tracks in sight. Shame I’m the last person in Melbourne who knows how to do one.

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Modern careers advice may be powered by an algorithm but it seems hopelessly out of date.

The careers advice for my daughters is obsolete rubbish - they might as well aim for a job at Kodak

There’s an exciting future of work ahead of us - so why is the high school careers algorithm pushing unrealistic careers in spying, dog walking and podcasting?

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