MEAA submissions to the Media Reform Green Paper
MEAA has made two submissions to the Department of Communications Green Paper on Media Reform; one is from the Media section and the other is from the Equity and ECS sections ...
Inquiry points the way for press freedom reform
The recommendations of a Senate inquiry into press freedom would help to curb the growing culture of government secrecy, stop the persecution of whistleblowers and prevent journalists being prosecuted for simply doing their jobs ...
Budget brings welcome changes to super threshold and extra support for AAP but doubts remain about ABC funding
The abolition of the superannuation threshold announced in last night’s Federal Budget will make a substantial difference to low-paid workers in the entertainment and arts industries ...
Speech by Karen Percy to ABC Friends event, May 8, 2021
This is an edited version of a speech given by MEAA’s federal vice president Karen Percy to an ABC Friends panel discussion on the damage the attacks on the ABC have caused to the public broadcaster. Delivered on Saturday, May 8 at Melbourne’s Hawthorn Town Hall. Thanks to all of ...
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 normal, says the union for Australian media workers ...
Journalists’ union gives notice to quit Australian Press Council
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union for Australian journalists, will be giving notice that it intends to withdraw from the Australian Press Council ...
Extra arts funding is too little, too late
The extra $125 million announced by the federal government today won't be enough to save thousands of jobs in the arts and entertainment sector when JobKeeper ends this weekend, says the union for Australia’s arts and entertainment workers ...
Screen creatives visit Canberra to call for action on local content
Leading Australian actors, crew, writers and producers are in Canberra this week in a united push to convince Parliament to introduce local content requirements for booming digital viewing platforms ...
