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Sydney’s beloved live music hub, Lazy Thinking, is closing — just one of many grassroots venues across Australia facing extinction. Rising rents, declining alcohol sales, and landlords prioritizing profit over culture are pushing these vital spaces to the brink. Operators, often running on passion alone, struggle without building ownership, which offers the only real security against economic pressure. These venues aren’t just gigs — they’re incubators for new artists and community anchors. With governments slow to act, calls grow louder to treat live music as a public good, backed by models like community land trusts that could save the soul of Australia’s live music scene.

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