Theatre performers to enlist audiences in call for a real pay rise

#MEAAEquity, MediaRoom, Releases
Theatre lovers around Australia will be urged to contact producers to help performers secure a fair deal after more than a year of negotiations have failed to reach agreement ...

MEAA statement on Israel and Palestine crisis

MediaRoom, Other statements, Releases
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) is appalled at the outbreak of violence unfolding across Israel, Palestine and the region ...

The role of journalists must be safeguarded in Gaza conflict

The union for Australian journalists condemns the rising death toll of media workers in Gaza and calls on Israel and Hamas to respect the role that journalists play as non-combatant witnesses in times of war ...

MEAA welcomes return to Australia of journalist Cheng Lei

#pressfreedom, MediaRoom, Releases
The union for Australian media workers welcomes the release and repatriation of fellow journalist Cheng Lei today ...

Media union condemns WA police demand for footage

The union for Australian journalists is alarmed at reports that Western Australian police are demanding the ABC hand over footage featuring climate activists filmed as part of an investigative television documentary that has yet to air ...

Restoration of government funding a great result for the NSW screen industry

The restoration of funding for the NSW screen industry will ensure thousands of jobs and small businesses remain in the state, says the union for screen workers ...

Pezzullo reports are symptomatic of widespread attacks on press freedom in Australia

Reports that the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs advocated for a new form of media censorship and to “criminalise” journalism raise disturbing concerns that must be acted upon by the Federal Government ...

Screen workers to launch campaign following cuts to funding

Hundreds of screen workers held a mass meeting in Sydney today and have committed to campaign to reverse cuts of $60 million to screen industry funding in the NSW Budget that will have a devastating impact on employment and small business ...