MEAA Releases

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Healthy debate puts arts funding on the election agenda, but Coalition missing in action

The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the union and industry advocate for media and arts professionals, has welcomed the healthy debate about the future of arts funding in Australia and looks forward to further commitments from political parties as election day nears ...

Coalition should match ALP commitment to restore OzCo funding

The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the union and industry advocate for media and arts professionals, welcomes today’s pledges by the Labor Party to fully restore funding to the Australia Council and boost local drama on the ABC if it is elected on July 2 ...

Statement on the Australian Press Council

MEAA’s National Media Section committee has issued the following statement about the Australian Press Council: ...

AFP raids an attack on press freedom, says journalists’ union

Last night’s police raids in search of the source of government documents leaked to the media again show how press freedom in Australia is under attack and needs to be an election issue, says the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance ...

New ABC redundancies the direct result of latest budget cuts

The axing of the Fact Check unit and other editorial redundancies at the ABC are the inevitable result of funding cuts in this month’s federal Budget ...