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Australian music industry: an audio mixing deck/ PA system on the floor of a stage surrounded by cables with a person's foot on one of the PA system's pedals.
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Music and live performance sectors still in pain: what do they want from the next four years of government?

Music and live performance artists and businesses are facing persistent threats to their existence. What do they want from Australia's…

Bluesfest leadership has back-tracked on its announcment that the 2025 would be its final outing. Image: Bluesfest.
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Not so final – Bluesfest to return in 2026

Bluesfest's director has admitted that his announcement of the festival's imminent closure was a marketing ploy. And it paid off.

Picture of an artist's palette with paint splotches, and woman looking through hole in it. Arts news watch.
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Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

Dancers on stage mid-performance with purple down lights and abstract costumes.
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Sydney Dance Company prepares for its 2025 international tour

Globetrotting into prestigious venues and an artistic residency.

Musicians holding instruments into the sky.
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The inaugural Music and Data insight summit: April 2025

A new music and data summit is aiming to deliver insights to the music industry.

Andrew Tomkins (an older Caucasian man with long gray hair and a blue shirt) standing in front of a large artwork with rusty colours depicting a sunken vessel and leaves.
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Opportunities and awards

Crime writing awards now open, plus winners of Gallipoli Art Prize and Newcastle Short Story Award.

The recent focus on the cost of tickets for the Australian tour of Lady Gaga has placed new pressure on Australian politicians. Image: supplied.
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Lady Gaga, Albanese and dynamic ticket pricing: Aussies want answers

With tickets starting at $300, Australian Lady Gaga fans are the latest to ask the Government for intervention in regulating…

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Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

Nominees for MICF 2025 Most Outstanding Show and Best Newcomer. Front Row (L-R): Rosie Dempsey, Olga Koch, Ahir Shar, Lou Wall and Anisa Nandaula. Middle Row (L-R) Nicola Dempsey, Brett Blake, Greg Larsen, Scout Boxhall and Garry Starr. Back Row (L-R): George Fouracres, Robyn Reynolds, Meg Jäger, Kura Forrester, Rapha Manajem and Ethan Cavanagh.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025 award nominees announced

Nine shows are in the running for MICF’s Most Outstanding Show award this year; nominations for Best Newcomer were also…

2024 cast of Rent musical sing and pose on stage during theatre performance.
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Special singalong performance of RENT to join the musical's season

A chance to sing along to Jonathon Larson's award-winning tunes...

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