MEAA submission to the Committee on Communications, the Arts, and Sport inquiry into Arts and Cultural Philanthropy. If governments are serious about sustaining a vibrant, inclusive and democratically grounded cultural life, the solution lies not in deepening philanthropic dependence through tax incentives, but in renewing a commitment to public support ...

MEAA endorses the submission of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and makes the following supplementary remarks. MEAA supported the key reforms contained in the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 and the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 (collectively the Closing Loopholes ...

MEAA submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training Inquiry into the Operation and Adequacy of the National Employment Standards (NES). Many creative and media workers are engaged as independent contractors rather than employees. Consequently, they are denied the protection of a minimum ...

Australia’s music industry is in crisis. While large international conglomerates like Spotify and Live Nation extract substantial profits from the Australian live and recorded music industries, most musicians earn below minimum wage. Underpayment, wage theft, insecurity, and harassment are widespread in the industry. At the same time, emerging technologies – ...

Staff at the ABC are set to vote on potential strike action as part of their protracted campaign for job security, fair pay and improved conditions.  Last week, ABC management declined to table an offer that enables staff to produce the quality news and current affairs that Australians rely on.  Instead, the latest offer includes cuts to job security, no improvements to stagnant pay band progression, and ...

MEAA provides this submission in response to the government’s proposed Treasury Laws Amendment (Business Registries Stabilisation and Uplift) Bill 2025. MEAA strongly opposes the proposed changes that would restrict public access to director’s personal details through ASIC’s Company Register, including addresses and dates of birth. These changes represent a serious ...

Victorian union members have today backed the MUA campaign to end the extreme exploitation on Carnival Cruise ships based in Australia and will meet the Carnival Adventure when it arrives in Port Melbourne for the Australian Open tomorrow (Jan 21). Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) Organiser Shane Reside said “Carnival ...

MEAA members condemn the vicious and specious attacks on cartoonist member Cathy Wilcox, and call on Nine Entertainment to stand by its Charter of Editorial Independence and support staff who face online harassment. Wilcox’s cartoon “Grass roots” is a comment on the political motivations and power dynamics behind the push ...