The live music industry forms a critical part of Australia’s wider cultural and creative industries which contribute $21.8 billion to Australia's Gross Domestic Product. This report is on the challenges and opportunities within the Australian live music industry and makes recommendations to strengthen the industry, including introducing a tax offset and monitoring anti-competitive activities.

This analysis measures the size of the Australian Night Time Economy (NTE), as defined as economic activity occurring between 6pm and 6am, with a focus on the Core NTE comprising food, drink and leisure & entertainment businesses. The report reveals that the number of Core NTE businesses stabilised during 2022-23 and employment has nearly returned...

This refreshed strategy sets out a new vision for the state’s nocturnal landscape. It covers regional communities, focuses on improving amenities for nighttime workers, and puts an emphasis on data and measurement.

This paper discusses an edited collection on city policies targeting ‘creativity’ and offers additional insights on cultural and creative policies, planning interventions and regulations associated with nightlife management. It provides a detailed analysis of current challenges inherent to the governance of Electronic Dance Music scenes in contemporary cities.

This report provides a summary of of the current-state and future needs of Australia's night time economy as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. The report aims to help Australia’s capital city councils to plan for the future needs of their night time economies