Changing nature of work makes portable long service leave essential, says MEAA

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With an increasing number of its members in transient, freelance or short-term employment, MEAA, the union for Australia’s creative professionals, is calling for reforms to make portable long service leave available to all workers ...

Joint submission on publishing QLD proceedings

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Joint media organisations' submission to the Supreme Court of Queensland’s Electronic Publication of Court Proceedings Committee regarding the Electronic Publication of Court Proceedings Issues Paper.  ...

MEAA establishes Australian Basketballers’ Association

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The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) is thrilled to welcome aboard the Australian Basketballers’ Association (ABA) as a new body to represent the country’s top men and women basketballers ...

Entertainment workers’ union says cuts to weekend pay are not on

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Workers in the entertainment and arts industries who work on weekends face substantial cuts to their pay under recommendations from the Productivity Commission’s review into the workplace system, says their union, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance ...

Stunt performer Grant Page to be honoured with Equity Lifetime Achievement Award

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Legendary Australian stunt performer Grant Page is the recipient of the 2015 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Foxtel ...

Full impact of arts cuts revealed

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The full impact of cuts to arts funding by the federal government was revealed yesterday with the release of a revised grants structure by the Australia Council, says the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union and industry advocate for Australia’s creative professionals ...

MCEC workers call on ALP members’ support

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Staff at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), the venue holding the ALP annual conference, are calling on support from the Labor Party in their fight for better pay and working conditions ...

Joint briefing on updating NSW defamation

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Joint media organisations' briefing note on the need to update NSW Defamation Act in the lead-up to the 10th anniversary of the uniform national defamation law regime.  ...