This program is supposed to support live music. So why are venues so angry?
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This program is supposed to support live music. So why are venues so angry?

The Victorian government’s 10,000 Gigs fund has got some of its intended beneficiaries up in arms.

  • byKarl Quinn

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Baby Reindeer has us asking who’s the real Martha. Is that the wrong question?

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  • byKarl Quinn
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