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Sydney council backflips on divisive ‘ban’ following complaints

City of Sydney Council is rolling back divisive changes to the busking code, including busking bans across much of George Street, just months after they were implemented.

Hordes of Sydney buskers hit back at the "crazy" restrictions, including singer Ula Venckus, who goes by Ūla.

Venckus built her career busking in the CBD and feared the sweeping overhauls would cripple buskers financially and professionally.

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A young woman with purple hair sings into a microphone while busking on Sydney's George Street. She's wearing a black top and purple skirt.

"There are a lot of older musicians and buskers in the Sydney CBD and this is genuinely the only thing they do, this is their livelihood," Venckus told nine.com.au at the time.

"This is basically like being fired with no warning and no explanation."

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