MEAA Releases
Latest releases from MEAA
ABC chairman Justin Milne must consider his future
Reports this morning of the ABC chairman, Justin Milne, seeking to interfere in editorial and staffing decisions at the ABC are deeply disturbing ...
Next managing director must be an advocate for public broadcasting and for ABC staff
The next managing director of the ABC must be prepared to fight for better funding and independence, and to champion public broadcasting in a hostile political environment, says the union representing the ABC’s editorial staff ...
ACCC must listen to community concerns about Nine’s takeover of Fairfax
More than 1100 people have made submissions through MEAA to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission expressing concerns about the proposed takeover of Fairfax Media by Nine Entertainment Co ...
News Corp staff shown little respect in latest job cut announcement
MEAA condemns the announcement from News Corporation via a statement to the Fairfax-owned Australian Financial Review that at least 30 editorial positions will be made redundant. The positions will be a mixture of voluntary and forced redundancies. Journalists at leading metro mastheads as well as production staff will lose their ...
East Timor bugging prosecution is an attack on press freedom
Today’s prosecution of ‘Witness K’ and Bernard Collaery has dangerous implications for press freedom in Australia and the ability of whistleblowers and journalists to work together to expose wrongdoing and uphold the public’s right to know ...
