January 1, 2006 represented a new dawn for the Australian media and arts industries. Learning about the effects and consequences of changes to defamation laws is of vital importance. Will the new Defamation Act 2005 make any difference? What are the day to day implications for journalists, writers, film-makers and bloggers? The Arts Law Centre

For those who have recently joined us, MusicNSW is working with AON trying to get cheaper insurance premiums for NSW bands and artists. To do this we need to group a HUGE collection of people together to apply at the same time. We are calling this The MusicNSW Blanket Public Liability Program. To get started

As celebrations get underway for National Youth Week, Indent – The Hub for All-ages Entertainment in NSW is pleased to announce the winners of the Indent Awards, acknowledging young event organisers positive contributions to their community. The Indent Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of young event promoters who engage in creating drug and alcohol-free

After disappearing from Sydney’s live music scene for a couple of years Bar Broadway is officially on its way back. Itching to deliver the city with high quality, culturally diverse entertainment, Bar Broadway will accommodate all genres from acoustic, hard rock, live funk to chilled beats 7 days a week. And that’s not all! Bar

MusicNSW submitted our response on Feb 10 to The Department Of Gaming and Racing on the Draft Liquor Bill. Having spent time looking through the Bill (not your standard bed time reading) we made the following comments. – We supported the move to an administrative structure. – We requested that an appeal process be considered

Whichway, a project of MusicNSW, is pleased to announce six music workshops to go ahead in regional NSW. The workshops are designed to meet the needs of Indigenous musicians in local regional areas and Whichway staff will be working with local community groups and organisations to bring the workshops to life. Following an expressions of

The Buzz youth music program is part of the Australian Goverment’s Young And Emerging Initiative. It offers flexible support for young (26 years old and under) musicians, sound artists and music related arts workers through grants with the fixed amout of $2,500. It provides funding for performing, recording, professional development and creating new work. More

Indent will launch its Summer edition of the Word Of Mouth zine next week. The issue features interviews with Mitosis, Local Knowledge, All-Age event reviews, industry profiles and much more. For your free copy sign up to the to the Indent network at www.indent.net.au/register. Indent is getting set for the official launch of The Indent

MusicNSW has appointed Tim Peterson to Tour Manage and support our NSW Artists whilst they perform at SxSW in Austin Texas, USA. We want to wish Bluebottle Kiss, Dappled Cities Fly, Decoder Ring, Lovetones, The Mess Hall, The Morning After Girls, The Presets and Wolfmother all the best in their SxSW assualt. These NSW artists

MusicNSW are proud to introduce you to our two latest staff members Michael Hutchings and Max Becker. Michael Hutchings is our new Indigenous Music Manager. He’ll be co ordinating the Whichway Indigenous music development program. Michael has been involved with the Indigenous arts community for many years mainly as a concert and event producer. Michaels