Dean Ormston

In what will be the "most significant" celebration of songwriting and composition's contribution to Australian and New Zealand culture, APRA will be honouring its 100th anniversary with a year-long…

SongMakers, a songwriting program for young people, will be expanded in New South Wales in 2026 and 2027, thanks to new funding from the State Government. Through the NSW Government's Sound NSW,…

A new report by the Australia Institute has confirmed the rapid decline in Australian music consumption on streaming platforms, and APRA AMCOS has called for urgent collaborative action from global…

Tech companies refusing to engage with established licensing pathways is the real barrier to AI innovation in Australia, according to APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston. In the music rights management…

APRA AMCOS has announced a major partnership between its flagship collaborative songwriting program SongHubs and African organisations for the inaugural African SongHubs. Taking place from October…

Ormston becomes just the second Australian ever elected to the helm of CISAC in the organiation's 99-year history.

APRA AMCOS has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to add another $16.4 million to the Revive Live program.

APRA AMCOS has welcomed the Albanese Government's 2025-26 Federal Budget as an important step in continuing to deliver on the vision of the Revive national cultural policy. In a statement released…

Government and industry should embrace the Triple Lock Guarantee - Music Australia, content quotas and a live music tax rebate.

Dean Ormston shared a five-step action plan, which, if realised, would fulfil a vision for a “thriving, diverse, inclusive and safe” biz.