Changing Australia: JC Collins and reviving the nightlife economy
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While night-time economies around Australia have been slowly coming back since the pandemic, more than 1300 venues have closed their doors, businesses are facing increasing costs and cost-of-living pressures are taking their toll. It's an issue also felt acutely in Queensland, which is has another thing on its mind - how it's going to revamp its night-time economy before the world descends on its capital for the Olympics and Paralympics in 2032. GUEST: John "JC" Collins, Queensland's first Night-Life Economy Commissioner, venue owner and former Powderfinger bassist