The Real Reason You Can’t Afford a Home | The West ReportBy Joshua Barnett | April 15, 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1wlNhrYf8E The housing crisis isn’t a bug, it’s a feature. Australia’s ...
Behind the dying music festival Industry | The SoundcheckBy Joshua Barnett | March 24, 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hu0W-O4sLE Why are Aussie music festivals vanishing? Another one, Good Life, ...
Soundcheck. Are Australian music festivals really on life support?By Joshua Barnett | March 22, 2025Big-name music festivals are shutting down, ticket sales in free-fall, costs are spiralling. But beyond the dirge ...
Shows are Shutting Down – The West ReportBy Joshua Barnett | March 13, 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfVFRfxFE30 Live music investigation curtain-raiser. In true musical kid ...
Peter Dutton’s DOGE: draining the swamp or making the swamp great again?By Joshua Barnett | February 15, 2025Would be prime minister Peter Dutton has vowed to slash 36,000 public service jobs but will bringing back ...
Algos and major labels make life tough for Australian musosBy Joshua Barnett | February 7, 2025Streaming algorithms, the power of major labels, and foreign-owned radio stations are drowning out homegrown music ...
Duttons TikTok | The West ReportBy Joshua Barnett | October 18, 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BOaP4twp2w Peter Dutton wanted to ban TikTok ... till he was on it. Josh takes ...
Dynamic ticket pricing: Aussie concert fans hit by Live Nation’s ‘In Demand’ cash grabBy Joshua Barnett | September 27, 2024Dynamic pricing has played its way into the Australian live music scene, courtesy of Live Nation and its ...