MEAA letter over the closure of the Philippines broadcaster ABS-CBN
MEAA has written to the Philippines' Ambassador and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne over the failure of the Philippines’ Congress to renew the licence of the country’s biggest broadcast network ABS‐CBN. "The closure of the network has led to almost 11,000 people being put out of work at a key ...
Sydney orchestra agreement shows the value of co-operation during COVID crisis
The union for orchestral musicians has finalised a new agreement with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra which could provide a template for how arts organisations manage and maintain staff employment during the COVID-19 crisis ...
Victorian government shows the way – feds and other states should follow
Thousands of casual workers employed at Victorian public sector venues closed by COVID-19 have been granted a financial lifeline after the Andrews Government today announced a wage subsidy ...
Income support crisis continues for performers and crew
Today’s release of new official data reinforces a sad truth: workers in Australia’s creative and performance sectors are struggling to make ends meet in the absence of JobKeeper eligibility ...
NSW Government must step in to save Carriageworks
The Berejiklian Government must act urgently to rescue Sydney’s Carriageworks performance and exhibition space after it was placed in voluntary administration yesterday ...
Callous treatment by Bauer
MEAA has described as callous the way that Bauer Media’ staff learned that up to 60 jobs would be lost and another 15 people would be stood down. The announcement was made by management in a Zoom meeting yesterday ...
World Press Freedom Day 2020: reforms needed to reverse criminalisation of journalism
On the release of its annual report into the state of press freedom in Australia today, the union for Australian journalists is calling for serious reforms to reverse a raft of ‘national security’ laws that can be used to criminalise journalism and punish whistleblowers for telling the truth, and which ...
The War on Journalism: the MEAA Report into the State of Press Freedom in Australia in 2020
The War on Journalism is MEAA’s annual report into the state of press freedom in Australia in 2020. The MEAA press freedom reports are released on UNESCO World Press Freedom Day, May 3, every year. Download the document below or read the online version ...
