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Total revenue last year came in at an all-time high $3.4 billion, a 6.9% increase on the year-before period.

Evelyn Richardson, the long-standing CEO of Live Performance Australia, will depart from the trade body at year’s end. The development marks the end of an era for the trade body, led by New…

16 Australian music industry bodies lay out a three-point plan which they hope will be carried into the Federal Election and beyond.

The New South Wales government’s $85 million emergency package is welcome relief, Australia’s main music industry bodies say. Though the crisis is far from over, and winter is coming. On Tuesday…

The pandemic “obliterated” the live entertainment industry last year, wiping out $1.4 billion in revenue and reducing the sector by 70%. That’s the dark tale illustrated by Live Performance…

Australia needs to avoid "a very quiet and sad summer", industry groups have warned.

2020 was the worst. For years to come, youngsters will be instructed to never discuss religion, politics or 2020 during polite dinner conversation. From the scorched earth that was the year of the…

Live Performance Australia (LPA) has announced that the annual Helpmann Awards cannot be presented in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. “Due to the impact of COVID on our…

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…

The 'constant disruption of snap lockdowns' is wearing thin on venue owners.