Have led all of the Australian Live Music Business Council’s advocacy 2024- present:

Public Inquiries

• Invited to present publicly at Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Small Business Insurance – Monday 15 June 2026 following a joint submission including all key national music industry organisations, led by the ALMBC
• NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Into Live Music – Tuesday 16 June 2026 following written submission
  Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics inquiry into the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026.
• Response to Draft Federal Legislation to improve consumer protections from Unfair Practices
  and many more…

Funding

• $8.6 million in the Federal Revive Live grants program in the 2025–26 Budget (2024) following ongoing public ALMBC statements
  Overseas-owned businesses removed from Revive Live funding following ongoing public ALMBC statements and submissions, leading to major increase in regional and remote venues and festivals funded (2024)
• Operational funding for ALMBC from Music Australia plus funds to send members to attend international music conferences (2024/5)

Grass Roots Live Music Venues

• Arena Ticket Levy backed by Federal Inquiry following ongoing public ALMBC statements and submissions (2024)
• Led national discussion on venue ownership models
• Partnered with emergency meeting on Sunshine Coast after venue closures
• Publicly backed advocacy campaigns led by live music venues

Ticketing

• Federal government backs ALMBC’s stance hidden ticket fees and dodgy consumer practices illegal (2025)
  Numerous formal submissions to federal government on unfair ticketing laws (ongoing)
• Maintained public stance on surge pricing and hidden costs (ongoing)
  Fair Trading
• Numerous submissions to federal government leading to federal government consultation on better protections for small business against unfair trading (2025)

Live Music Precincts

• Leading the sustained advocacy for national implementation of Special Entertainment Precincts (ongoing)
  Early submission to Victorian government’s live music & noise review, focussing on Special Entertainment Precincts, with ALMBC’s stance aligning very closely with Music Victoria (2026)
• Worked with Yarra Council in Melbourne for several years to get Live Music Precincts formally created across iconic strips like Brunswick Street, Smith Street, Johnston Street, and around Richmond Station — protecting venues like The Tote, The Corner Hotel, The Night Cat and many others (2022-2026)

Insurance

• Leading the national music industry response (ongoing)
• Led the development of a Joint National Submission to the federal government Insurance for Small Business Inquiry (2026)
• Launched national report in partnership with Insurance Council of Australia (2025)
• Led national forums & formal national submissions

National Cultural Policy

• Submission to the 2026 Cultural Policy review
• Submission to policy update with substantial uptake of recommendations (2023)

In the Media

• Appeared on ABC Radio National to talk about the live music venue crisis
• Spoke on a Queensland tourism insurance panel