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Outlines an international three-year Australian Research Council project on research approaches to youth and their music practices. Findings on the role of music in Australia's cultural identity; Characteristics of youth who have developed informal music-related strategies, networks and opportunities; Key interrelated interdisciplinary areas underlying the project; Issues of intellectual property and copyright among the young people.

Explores young girls' bodily praxis at promotional appearances by pop stars. Association of hysteria and screaming in the characterization of the young female contingent at music events; Correlation of the physicality of music with the collective body; Importance of the collective identity experience for girls.

Addresses the strategies of local and state governments in Australia in terms of live music venues and their implications for popular music and commercial youth leisure options within and on streetscapes. Complaints of the hotel and club industries on regulations in providing music entertainment; Importance of live music venues for engendering local communities and subcultures; Issues confronting performers, venue managers and governments regarding live music.

The article presents abstracts on research about the condition of youth in Australia including a study on the formation of identity among adolescents, investigation on the correlation between the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among the youth attending music festival, and the observation between the effects of aspiration towards academic achievement.

Offers a look at programs available to youths in Australia. Mission of MusicNSW, a nonprofit music industry association; Projects offered by MusicNSW for young people; Aim of the reconnect program administered by the Department of Family and Community Services regarding youth homelessness.

Introduces a series of articles which deals with youth and popular music in Australia.

Presents an abstract of the article `The relationship between heavy metal and rap music and adolescent turmoil: Real or artefact?,' by K. Took and D. Weiss originally published in `Adolescence' journal.