This submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry provides feedback on potential tax reform measures to boost the productivity of Australia’s arts and creative sectors and on the opportunities and challenges for Australia’s arts and creative sectors associated with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence ...

This submission relates to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Freedom of Information (FOI) Amendment Bill 2025. In this submission, MEAA argues that the government’s proposed reforms would result in serious detriment to the public interest. They would make the federal FOI system less accessible, knock ...

This submission provides feedback on the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report, Harnessing Data and Digital Technology. MEAA’s response primarily relates to draft recommendations made by the Commission regarding AI regulation and access to data. MEAA also takes issue with the framing of productivity in the interim report, which positions it as ...

Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Whistleblower Protection Authority Act Bill 2025 (No. 2) ...

MEAA welcomes the NSW Government’s cultural tax reform consultation. These measures are much needed to improve taxation settings and address endemic funding shortfalls impacting the arts and cultural sector. For much of the last 20 years, funding for arts and culture in Australia has been in deficit. The sector has ...