Jaguar Jonze, who in 2020 posted allegations of sexual assault on Twitter and was among the first artists to speak out about the poor treatment of women in Australia’s music industry, was part of the Raising Their Voices report’s temporary working group.

The Taiwanese-Australian indie-pop musician, whose real name is Deena Lynch, told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald the in-depth report had required “a lot of sacrifice and energy from survivors” to raise awareness.

“It can’t stop there,” she said. “Awareness is just a first step, there is much more work to be done to address specific issues, bring about a cultural shift and begin to reform.

“We now require commitment to change and action. I hope that with the report, the industry leaders will commit and implement the recommendations to begin the process of creating safe arts workplaces.”

As well as MusicNSW - a not-for-profit organisation that advocates for the industry and provides support to artists - peak music bodies from other states supported the review, along with several major record labels, smaller labels, touring companies, promotional and management companies. The review calls for an industry-wide approach to respond to the findings and prevent similar issues in the future.

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It also found that people working in the industry have an overwhelming passion for music, a strong commitment to working in the industry, and a firm belief in the “creativity, uniqueness and profitability” of the Australian music industry.

“These kinds of issues are holistic, in that they require individual and systemic attention,” Collins said. “This would not have happened 10 years ago, and any industry that’s prepared to undertake a review like this is an industry that’s ready for change. There is a huge appetite for change from those people who participated.

“It is potentially distressing for a lot of people, particularly given some of the statistics are so high, but I think this positions the Australian music industry as a leader. I’m heartened by the number of people who are leaning into this work and carrying forward.

“I really think this is a report that will help our industry be better, and the whole of industry approach to getting this happening and moving forward is a good sign.”