if the owner re registers it for another year your backorder gets pushed another year though. You only go into the bidding if the owner lets it expire. Chances are they won't
Just culture of areas i guess. Even within aus, different towns have different predominant styles of music. Melb has a big house/tech scene, whereas in Sydney its more of an electro/dubstep scene. Just depends where you are I guess
Look at working with a club manager to advertise and start a new night maybe ? It's always hard to get gigs when your trying to go against the flow and try something different, but if its the music you love you have to persevere with it. Good luck with it man
Yer it was not long after i'd arrived there and he was using CDJs. I heard beats falling out of place and shit and he kept having to put his headphones back on lol