MEAA Submissions

Latest submissions from MEAA


Submission to the Commonwealth inquiry into the COVID-19 response

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This submission has been made to the Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry, and focuses on financial support for individuals (including income support payments) in the media, entertainment and arts sectors. It concludes that the Australian Government’s response to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the arts and entertainment sectors ...

MEAA submission on Australian government whistleblower reforms

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The failure to protect and support whistleblowers fundamentally threatens the important role the media plays in holding the powerful to account. MEAA believes a national whistleblowing protection body is necessary to encourage genuine whistleblowers to act in the public interest in government, private and not-for-profit sectors ...

NSW Cultural Policy submission

MEAA strongly supports the development of a NSW cultural policy and recommends that the policy be conceived as a comprehensive approach, relevant to all executive government portfolios. We recommend the policy should aim to support and reinforce the Commonwealth Government’s Revive policy ...

MEAA submission to review of options to support national broadcasters independence

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MEAA has consistently pointed to a number of serious concerns in relation to attempts of political influence by government over public broadcaster editorial decision making and related governance concerns as well lack of funding certainty. MEAA has suggested governance and funding options to strengthen the editorial independence and strength of ...