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Show Me The Money
From The Chair
The ALMBC looks into the federal budget as well as recent State Government budgets.
We offer a session on Pay Day Super, take a look at Special Entertainment Precincts and invite you to the release of the second Bass Line Report from Music Australia.
We seek your feedback on our draft submission to the National Cultural Policy review.
We release our new Strategic Plan, invite you to have a quick squiz at some cool new things on our website and invite your feedback on the process of gaining visas for inbound and outbound activities.
Howard Adams
Chair
ALMBC Responds to the Federal Budget 2026
Australia’s live music sector has dodged an immediate crisis, but everything hinges on what the Albanese government does next with national cultural policy.
Federal music funding will hold through 2026–27, with Revive Live confirmed at $12.5 million and Music Australia continuing through Creative Australia’s base appropriation. But both programs expire on 30 June 2027 and the budget contains nothing beyond that date.
Award Winning Accountant and ALMBC Treasurer Kylie Thompson from Sorrento Strategic has also created a great PDF outlining the budget and its impacts for your business.
New National Cultural Policy - ALMBC Draft Submission
Seeking Your Feedback!
Australia’s live music ecosystem is under real and sustained pressure. While recent cultural policy reforms have acknowledged the value of music and creativity, the conditions facing Australian‑owned live music venues, promoters and workers on the ground continue to deteriorate.
In response, the Australian Live Music Business Council (ALMBC) has prepared a comprehensive submission to inform the next National Cultural Policy, grounded in evidence from across the live music industry.
This submission reflects what small music businesses are seeing every day: rising costs, declining margins, changing audience behaviour, insurance volatility, market concentration and regulatory frameworks that no longer match how live music actually operates. It makes clear that without structural reform, the grassroots venues and businesses that underpin artist development, local scenes and regional touring will continue to disappear.
Burwood Council, NSW, are setting up a Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP), as part of the NSW Government’s broader vibrancy reforms to support nightlife and live music.
ALMBC Executive General Manager Ant McKenna will lead an informed conversation about the new SEP, what it means for local businesses and music industry and how locals can get the most out of it.
Joining the discussion are:
Council’s Director People and Performance, Miriam Wassef – Council leader for the SEP
King Street Crawl’s Jack Rule – Leader of the exciting bi-annual event in the Enmore SEP
The ALMBC Board met a few weeks back and have developed a Strategic and Operational Plan 2026–2028 which sets a clear, nationally coordinated direction for strengthening Australia’s live music business ecosystem over the next three years.
Building on the 2024 plan and informed by extensive sector consultation in early 2026, it sharpens ALMBC’s mission as the independent, business‑focused voice for live music workers, operators, sole traders and small‑to‑medium enterprises. The plan responds to ongoing structural pressures in the sector by prioritising practical solutions, evidence‑led advocacy and national consistency across policy, standards and business practice.
You may have noticed a few additions to the website recently with specific sections outlining our advocacy outcomes, global partnerships, membership benefits, wellbeing support (act), expert statements and more.
Please do take a moment, check it out and let us know what is working for you and ho we can keep improving it.
The ALMBC is assisted by the Australian Government through Music Australia
Thankyou to all our supporters...
The Australian Live Music Business Council (ALMBC) acknowledge the First Nations people of these unceded territories we live, create and work on. We recognise, respect and celebrate one of the world’s oldest continuing holders of song and the cultural distinctions of First Nations people and value their rich and positive contribution to the music industry and more broadly Australian society. We the Australian Live Music Business Council pay our respects to all of the Traditional Owners and keepers of this land and acknowledge all Elders past, present and future.
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