Stop killing journalists: Australian media figures take a stand as death toll continues to rise
Australian journalists have united in support of their colleagues in Gaza, releasing a landmark video paying tribute to the 179 Palestinian media workers so far killed by the Israeli military in the conflict. More than 100 members of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) who work as journalists for ...
Government must resist the demands of Big Tech on AI and support Australian workers and interests
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance is urging the federal government to continue to pursue comprehensive economy-wide laws to regulate the unfettered rollout of artificial intelligence, which poses an existential threat to Australia’s media and creative industries. MEAA is both disappointed and concerned by media reports suggesting Labor is considering ...
MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime as toll nears 200 deaths
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance condemns the continued targeted killing of media workers in Gaza and the baseless smearing of working journalists as “terrorists”, following the deaths of five Al Jazeera staff over the weekend Al Jazeera journalists Anas Al Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, ...
Productivity Commission’s shortsighted recommendations are a blueprint for theft of nation’s creative and cultural assets
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance is dismayed by recommendations proposed by the Productivity Commission today, including its resistance to much-needed legislation and regulation that would protect Australia’s creative and media workforce from AI theft. The Productivity Commission’s interim report, ‘Harnessing data and digital technology’, is a blueprint for the wholesale ...
Submission to the Economic Reform Roundtable
This is MEAA’s submission to the Federal Government’s Economic Reform Roundtable. In it, MEAA raises concerns about OpenAI’s claim that the uptake of Artificial Intelligence can boost the Australian economy by up to $115 billion. These claims overlook the significant negative repercussions of AI on the labour market, including on ...
Government urged to act on AI and stop theft of nation’s creative assets as critical productivity talks approach
Workers from across Australia’s media, creative and entertainment sectors are calling on the government to introduce regulation of Artificial Intelligence, amid widespread concerns about stolen work and future job losses. A new survey by the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance of more than 700 workers – including actors, crew members, ...
Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance condemns hate speech, including antisemitism, as a threat to democracy, a free media, and equality. Antisemitism, as a form of racism, should be met with the principle of zero tolerance. MEAA acknowledges the release of the Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism and the ...
Antoinette Lattouf wins unlawful termination case against ABC
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance welcomes the Federal Court’s finding that journalist Antoinette Lattouf was unlawfully terminated by the ABC. Today’s result sends a clear message: the ABC Chair and management failed in their obligations to push back against outside influence, racism, and bullying. MEAA Chief Executive Erin Madeley ...
