VOTE MUSIC 2025

Nineteen leading music organisations today launched Vote Music 2025, a national call to action urging all political parties to commit to a stronger future for Australian music—one that delivers more jobs, stronger communities, and ensure more Australians hear great local music at home and around the world.

This election is a critical moment for the future of Australian music. The Australian music industry is calling for the next Parliament to build on recent success and take the next big step so that Australian music is heard, valued, and supported across the country and globally.

Australian music is one of our greatest cultural assets. It drives jobs, tourism and hospitality. It tells our stories, brings communities together, and connects Australia to the world.

In recent years, successive Australian Governments have recognised this value, investing in the industry through COVID crisis support, establishing Music Australia, and launching initiatives like Live Music Australia and Revive Live. These investments have made a real and important difference.

But today, Australians are hearing less and less of their own music. Outdated regulations and policies, declining local airtime across platforms, and a fragile live music ecosystem are putting our next generation of artists and the thousands of jobs that rely on them at risk.

Vote Music 2025 is about futureproofing Australian music, so it can continue to power jobs, build communities, and reach audiences at home and around the world. 

The Kid LAROI, Rose, Troye Sivan, and Kylie Minogue are topping global charts. Our artists are headlining festivals, and songwriters, composers and producers are shaping international pop, arts music, screen and gaming. Our global impact is growing, but without stronger domestic support, that success won’t last.  

With the global music industry projected to reach US$163.7 billion by 2030, Australia has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to become a net exporter of music, creating jobs, growing our global voice, and enriching communities nationwide.

We imagine a future where Australian music fills our airwaves, our pubs and venues, our festivals, our classrooms and our global stages. Where artists and industry can build sustainable careers, and music continues to grow jobs and connect communities across the country.

The Australian Parliament’s recent inquiry into live music endorsed many of these priorities. The foundations are there. The momentum is real. Now is the time to act.