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Notice of MEAA elections

September 25, 2025 News

MEAA has made arrangements via the Fair Work Commission for the Australian Electoral Commission to conduct elections for the following positions: Federal Officers, Federal Council, the National Stunt Committee, and positions in the branches of NSW, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia/Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Nominations open on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 and close at ...

Statement from the National Media Section of MEAA

September 24, 2025 #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom News Other statements

The Media Entertainment Arts Alliance has long fought for media freedoms, rebuking censorship and calling for access to information.

Since October 7, MEAA has seen a rise in threats, harassment, and intimidation of journalists who report and comment on Gaza.

High-profile journalists including Antoinette Lattouf, Peter Lalor and Mary Kostakidis have found themselves dismissed, censored and harassed by powerful lobby groups, who ...

MEAA News Corp House Committee statement on abuse hurled at photographer Alison Wynd

September 11, 2025 #MEAAMedia News Other statements

The MEAA News Corp house committee stands with its members and condemns the targeting of workers doing their job.

MEAA Board statement on the March for Humanity across the Sydney Harbour Bridge

August 1, 2025

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) supports the Palestine Action Group’s bid to March for Humanity across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Nearly 200 journalists and media workers have been killed by Israeli forces since October 2023.

Beyond the more than 50,000 civilians already killed in this conflict, our colleagues continue to work in Gaza under sickness, starvation and bombardment to bring news ...

Statement from MEAA Musicians Section RE: Australian National University School of Music

July 23, 2025 #MEAAMusic #MEAASOMA Featured News

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) members are deeply concerned by the proposed closure of the School of Music at the Australian National University (ANU) and elimination of specialised programs in musicology, performance, and composition. We stand in solidarity with the NTEU and the ANU’s wider staff and student community in opposing the broader change processes at ANU involving cuts ...