Source: Session musicians are caught in a ‘broken system’. It affects Ed Sheeran too (smh.com.au) Drummer and music director Peter Luscombe may not be a household name, but his music is familiar to…

Source: Sydney Venue Paid Bands As Little As $1 To Perform (pedestrian.tv) A PEDESTRIAN.TV investigation has uncovered multiple bands were paid ridiculously low fees, some as little as $1, for their performances at…

Source: Labor to impose streaming content quotas and boost funding for writers and musicians | Australia news | The Guardian Arts minister Tony Burke reveals policy that will also put ‘First Nations first’…

Source: NSW Labor promises minimum fee for musicians who play at publicly funded events - ABC News NSW Labor has promised to make it mandatory that musicians receive a minimum fee if they…

Source: Time we paid our tab to support the live music industry (theage.com.au) When I first started playing gigs as a teen in Brisbane in the mid-2000s, venues charged $10 entry for a…

Source: The Tote owner says musician minimum wage would kill off live music (theage.com.au) Paying musicians a minimum rate for each gig would kill the punk, reggae and grind-core scenes, and spell the…

Source: Australia is one of few countries that doesn't pay session musicians ongoing royalties. Our music industry suffers as a result (theconversation.com) Most of the music we listen to is made by session…

Source: MEAA Musicians’ union welcomes $250 minimum fee for gigs - MEAA The introduction of a $250 minimum fee for government subsidised gigs in Victoria will put much needed money into the pockets…

Source: Call for NSW to pay musicians at least $250 per publicly-funded gig | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site A bold new plan would guarantee musicians at least $250 per gig as…

Source: No pay, no play: The campaign to give musicians a minimum wage (smh.com.au) There’s an old joke that defines a musician as someone who loads $5000 worth of gear into a $500…