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Oct 19, 2021
Special Report

South Australia’s live music ecosystem is being suffocated

Sound technician Zach Stern is earning 10 per cent of his usual income, and musician Ben Whittington recently sold eight guitars to keep a roof over his head. Both music industry workers say they're questioning their careers and doubt the government is listening.

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Oct 12, 2021
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Adelaide’s music industry is losing its most dedicated workers

Two prominent festival and event organisers from music scene behemoth Five Four Entertainment are exiting the field, blasting SA Health and the South Australian government on their “insensitive” treatment of musicians and professionals on their way out.

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Sep 27, 2021
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Enigma Bar is at risk of closure

Eric Ott has owned West End cult dive bar and metal music venue Enigma Bar for more than two decades, but says if he can’t raise at least $50,000 from the public, the long-held haven for alternative music will shutter.

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Sep 27, 2021
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How the pandemic pushed Hey Reflect’o to shine even brighter

Sustainability-minded designer Lisa Penney, who transforms plastic bottles and deadstock fabric into Hey Reflecto's face masks and high-vis cycling vests, saw a significant pandemic bump last year, generating half a million dollars in sales.

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Jul 29, 2021
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The uneven impacts of the seven-day lockdown

Lost work, cold homes, and confusing governmental information – these were some of the challenges the lockdown brought to disadvantaged communities in Adelaide, with one organisational head calling it “a class-based pandemic".

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