Queensland’s journalist shield laws will now include CCC investigations
Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission investigations will now be included in the state’s recent shield laws after months of lobbying by MEAA. Queensland Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman said the government will draft new laws to “provide protection of journalists’ confidential sources in the context of CCC investigations and hearings”. MEAA has ...
Jobs Summit must address wages in the creative industries
This week’s Jobs and Skills Summit must address the low pay and job insecurity of workers in the arts, entertainment and media industries ...
Nine pockets high profit while offering sub-inflation pay
Bumper profits reported today by Nine Publishing are a slap in the face for journalists at the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times, and WA Today who are seeking a fair pay rise from the company ...
Cultural policy review must address poverty wages of arts workers
A new national cultural policy must aim to lift the wages of arts workers above poverty levels and reinvest in the sector after years of federal government neglect ...
MEAA submission to the National Cultural Policy Review
MEAA strongly supports the development of a national cultural policy and endorses the five pillars ...
Assange extradition a dangerous assault on international journalism
UPDATE, June 21: MEAA Media Federal President Karen Percy has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong urging them to press the United States to drop espionage charges against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Read the letter here. The UK Government’s decision to uphold the application by ...
Erin Madeley to be next MEAA Chief Executive
Erin Madeley will succeed Paul Murphy as the Chief Executive of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance ...
Make It Australian – back on the agenda
Leading Australian actors, directors, writers, producers and crew joined together last night for the national re-launch of the Make it Australian campaign at the Sydney Film Festival Hub in Sydney Town Hall and online ...
