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Over half of Australia’s bookshops closed within a decade. Should the government help?
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Australian independent bookshops are closing at a rapid rate, with over half shutting down in the past decade due to rising costs and changing retail conditions, raising questions about whether government intervention is needed.
Over half of Australia’s bookshops closed within a decade. Should the government help?
In the past year alone, at least 13 independent bookshops have closed in Australia. Some have operated for decades. Perth’s Boffins Books recently announced it would close after 37 years, citing rising costs and “shifting CBD dynamics”. In February, Thesaurus Booksellers in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton closed after nearly 50 years, citing rising rent and operating costs. And late last year, The Bookshop in Sydney’s Darlinghurst closed due to “financial pressures”, after 43 years.
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