Exclusive: Australian singer Ūla was heading into Sydney's CBD to busk when she got an email from Council of the City of Sydney announcing major overhauls to busking rules "effective immediately".

Under the new rules, buskers are no longer allowed to perform at George Street in Sydney's CBD unless it's at one of just six new "special busking sites".

Performances at these sites are limited to one hour and can only take place between the the hours of 11am and 10pm, reduced from the previous 8am to 10pm hours.

The new restrictions, which Ūla claimed came without warning, could financially cripple buskers and prevent artists like her from breaking into Sydney's music scene.

"There are a lot of older musicians and buskers in the Sydney CBD and this is genuinely the only thing they do,

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