Paul Fletcher

Australia's minister for the arts has avoided throwing his weight behind a push to get digital station Double J onto FM radio.

Music festivals, crippled by the trifecta of bushfires, floods and the pandemic, are among the big winners.

$1 million will be invested into five new projects focusing on artistic development, engaging First Nations approaches, youth mental health and diversity in regional Australia.

Bluesfest Byron Bay the biggest winner with a $2.4 million injection.

Thirty arts tours will get a much-needed leg up this year as the federal government pledges to inject more than $3.6 million into a range of live projects. The Morrison Government on Friday announced…

Australia’s live entertainment sector has welcomed the federal Government’s long-overdue rescue funds and its adoption of a roadmap for the rebirth of concerts. On Friday, Federal Minister for…

Larger gatherings may have to present a COVID-safe plan.

'Show Me The Money': Music industry's cry to the PM.

ARIA CEO Dan Rosen and Splendour and Secret Sounds Group co-CEO Paul Piticco will represent the contemporary music industry on a new government-appointed taskforce to "steer the arts to recovery."…

The Morrison government has finally unveiled details of its $75 million fund to help “reactivate” the arts and entertainment sector, and launched round one of its Live Music Australia program, drawn…