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Leading Australians urge release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei

A group of leading Australians including a former prime minister, Labor and Liberal parliamentarians, former Labor and Liberal foreign ministers, ...

World Press Freedom Day 2022: government must show its commitment through action, not just words

The next Australian government must recommit to press freedom by putting in place overdue reforms to support public interest journalism ...

US and Australian Press Clubs join in calling for the release of MEAA member Cheng Lei

US and Australian press leaders on Wednesday strongly condemned the ongoing detention and secretive prosecution of journalist Cheng Lei ...

MEAA condemns targeting of journalists by police and protesters

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Journalists should be able to go about their work informing the public without facing assault from police or protesters, says ...

Government must immediately offer refuge to Afghan media workers

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MEAA, together with the International Federation of Journalists, has called on the Australian Government to take urgent action to provide ...

Support Burmese journalists in exile

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Since the military coup in February, independent journalism in Myanmar has been forced underground ...

Reporting protests and accrediting MEAA Media members

MEAA and Victoria Police have had positive discussions following concerns raised by the union about new media accreditation requirements at ...

World Press Freedom Day 2021: hostility towards journalists is on the rise

Journalists are fearful that increased harassment, abuse and violence directed towards them during the Covid-19 pandemic could become the new ...

Facebook move reinforces need for a News Media Bargaining Code

Facebook’s ham-fisted handling of its news sharing ban in Australia – which initially blocked crucial community information and health and ...

Assange extradition decision a huge relief; US must now end prosecution

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MEAA, the union for Australian journalists, welcomes today’s decision by a British judge to prevent the extradition to the United ...