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Melbourne Restaurant Monopoly

Melbourne’s Restaurant Monopoly: The Rising Dominance of Corporate Groups

Tom McCarthy
July 30, 2020

Melbourne’s inner-city restaurant scene, with the emergence of dominant corporate groups, is starting to resemble a game of Monopoly.

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Tom Pelphrey's character in Ozark, Ben. pictured upset

Things I didn’t think were possible until COVID-19

Tom McCarthy
May 2, 2020

I’m definitely not a prolific Netflix binger. That said, one series that has commanded my devotion is Ozark – a US drama about the moral debasement of a…

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Flume aka Harley Streten, the music producer

How nuzzling a bum enlightened Flume

Tom McCarthy
April 16, 2020

If you’re anything like me, isolation has led to a much wider casting of the net for stimulating content. I’ve even ventured into the shark-infested waters of Twitter,…

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Kanye performing in Houston jail

Finding faith in the modern world

COVID-19 has caused many crises of faith: our faith in social norms and common decency (fights over toilet paper come to mind);…

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The upside of being shocked to the core

The beauty about a non-fiction book – versus a news segment, documentary or even a podcast series – is that it has…

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Finding relief from the invisible enemy, the Australian way

We’ve all seen, and probably ourselves indulged in, the dark art of passive aggressiveness. Where we attempt to minimise our underlying state…

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The now more expensive Australian Oysters in the window (at the South Melbourne Market)

Why You’ll Probably Take a Dozen Oysters with Your Toilet Paper

July 1, 2020 By Tom McCarthy

Melbourne Restaurant Monopoly

Melbourne’s Restaurant Monopoly: The Rising Dominance of Corporate Groups

July 30, 2020 By Tom McCarthy

Covid-19 mental health issues and resources

Australia’s need for an impressive COVID-19 Mental Health response

June 2, 2020 By Tom McCarthy

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ABOUT MR DOUBLE SPEAKER

Tom McCarthy, through Mr Double Speaker, is discovering his voice in a less intermediated way – the century old format of blogging.

Averse to labels (including writer, lawyer and retail business-owner) and scared of being pigeon-holed, might he find solace through blurring the lines of writer, editor and publisher? Or will this bastardised model prove too powerful?

Contact: speak@mrdoublespeaker.com

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  • How nuzzling a bum enlightened Flume

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