Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)The Herald-Sun: September 3, page 21, news item (photo) by Evonne Barry, `Buskers told to audition'.
http://www.news.com.au/buskers-could-be-forced-to-audition-for-permits-robert-doyle-says/story-e6frf7jo-1225913170885?from=public_rss
The Australian: September 3, page 7, news item (photo - ref to possible bans, banning) by Stuart Rintoul, `Mayor in a song and dance over busking'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/mayor-in-a-song-and-dance-over-busking/story-e6frg6nf-1225913526469
The Age: September 3, page 18, editorial, `Let bad buskers take their chances'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/let-bad-buskers-take-their-chances-20100902-14rjj.html
The Age:September 3, page 9, news item by Jason Dowling, `Doyle out to silence "dodgy" city buskers'.
http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=doyle+and+dodgy+and+buskers&pb=age&dt=selectRange&dr=3months&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=200&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE100903DJ18Q4AI49V
The Age:September 3, page 9, news item (photos - ref in part to "auditions" proposal) by Adam Carey, `Travelling singer has whale, not wail, of a time in prime city spot'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/travelling-singer-has-whale-not-wail-of-a-time-in-prime-city-spot-20100902-14roj.html
The Age:October 6, page 26, analysis (photo) by Adam Carey, `Going for gold'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-life/going-for-gold-20101005-1665f.html