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The owner of a popular live music venue in Melbourne has blasted insurers in an upcoming SBS programme. Set to air on SBS on Tuesday evening (May 6th), owner of Sooki Lounge, Stephen Crombie,…

The cost of insuring venues is soaring for some live music venues, inflated by fires, floods, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

As Melbourne and the state of Victoria emerge from the world’s longest, and arguably most brutal, lockdown, a new support mechanism is in place to kick-start concerts. Daniel Andrews’ Government…

"The creative community has been stood down and overlooked. But it’s time for us to stand up and call out for what we need."

With no JobKeeper, there are no assurances. And not much hope for the thousands of music industry workers rattled by the late cancellation of Bluesfest. Just hours after the Byron Bay event was…

Last week, after my band Shag Rock and I supported The Rubens at a gig in Ipswich, we loaded our van - that we’ve been playing gigs with for four years. After, we went home and locked the van,…