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Victorian commercial tenants are now able to request further rent relief from their landlords, under the new Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme Regulations 2021 (the “Regulations”). The Regulations, released on 24 August 2021, come as welcome news for small business owners, amidst the numerous extended lockdowns. Eligibility To be eligible for rent relief, a tenant must show at least a 30% decline between: its turnover during the “turnover test period” which is generally any 3-calendar-month period between 1 April 2021 and 30 ...

When listening to a song, do you ever find that it sounds reminiscent of something, but you aren’t sure of what? Often this is because artists will recreate an existing musical composition in their own. In the music industry, this is called interpolation. For example, have a listen to Halsey’s ‘Without Me’ and you may find it sounds vaguely familiar to Justin Timberlake’s ‘Cry Me a River’.  Olivia Rodrigo is no stranger to this having interpolated various songs on her new album ‘Sour’, including Paramore’s ‘Mise...

Scarlett Johansson is suing The Walt Disney Company over its release of Black Widow. Directed by Australian Cate Shortland, the Film is the most recent addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The lawsuit comes after Disney premiered the film on its streaming service Disney Plus on 9 July, the same day it premiered in movie theatres. Like many top actors and actresses, Johansson’s contract with Disney subsidiary ‘Marvel Entertainment’ included backend profit participation, which saw her compensation substantially tied to the b...

Great Article from the team at themusic.com.au In light of Sony Music Entertainment Australia’s ongoing workplace crisis, ‘The Music’ team has been speaking with industry across the country to gauge their reaction on what this means for the Australian music industry. Here, ‘The Music’ team share these thoughts, as well as our own as publishers, to examine whether this is the catalyst for change the music industry has been needing. Here’s what we know so far  On 13 June, it was revealed that Sony Music&...

Interesting article by Bianca ONeill on FashionJournal.com.au about defamation and social media quoting our own Jonathan Xian! Will the groundbreaking defamation case brought by Dolce & Gabbana change the landscape for call-out account creators? The news about famed Instagram call-out account Diet Prada being sued has surely instilled fear in the hearts of the (often anonymous) admins of similar accounts overseas and back here at home – but for the accusers and their fans, it’s only going to add fuel to the corporate a...