Photo: Matthew Jeffrey - MEAA Musicians Australia member and Sound NSW Advisory Board member Source: Sound NSW advisory board to set the tone for music in the state Heavyweights of the Australian…

Photo: MEAA members Fiona Donovan, Bjorn Stewart and Ruth Hazleton are members of the Creative Workplaces council. Source: Creative Workplaces will help to deliver safe and fair jobs in the arts and entertainment…

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…