Australian music groups are calling on the federal government to set up a national agency to develop the industry.
In a joint submission to the government’s national cultural policy, 18 music industry groups asked for an agency to deal with skills development, exports, local content incentives, insurance and intellectual property.
Dean Ormston runs an organisation called APRA AMCOS that helps songwriters, composers, and publishers navigate royalties.
He is among those calling for a national body.
“We say there’s an enormous opportunity for our industry, and it’s past time there was a substantive investment in its sustainability and its potential,” Ormston told AAP….