Brumby backs down on live music laws

ABC.net, 23 February 2010, Australia

Melbourne 3000 Melbourne's live music venues have been given a reprieve, after the Victorian Government signalled it would back down on its contentious liquor licensing laws. As part of its crackdown on violence in Melbourne's streets, the Government introduced new laws this year requiring all late-night venues with live amplified music to put on extra security.