National Media Section Committee

  • Michael Slezak Federal President
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  • Bianca Hall Federal Vice-President
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  • Kasun Ubayasiri Federal Vice-President
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  • Emma Field Victoria Board Member
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  • Sue Lannin NSW President
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  • David Ross NSW Vice-President
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  • Marisa Wikramanayake Victoria President
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  • Matt Dennien Qld President
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  • Tobias Loftus Qld Vice-President
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  • Leah MacLennan SA/NT President
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  • Sarah Lansdown ACT President
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  • Airlie Ward Tasmania President
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  • Fran Molloy
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  • Kathy McLeish
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  • Stefan Armbruster
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  • Kaitlyn Offer
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  • (A)manda Parkinson
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  • Anna Freeland
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  • Bianca Nogrady
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  • Emma Wynne
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  • Farid Farid
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  • Aarti Betigeri
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  • Miki Perkins
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  • Sue Bell
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  • Paddy Manning
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  • Airlie Ward
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The committee, elected by members of the MEAA Media section, oversees the key policy and strategic direction of MEAA Media, providing a framework around collective bargaining as well as campaigning on press freedom issues and providing guidance on professional development issues.

National

Michael Slezak
(Federal President)
Bianca Hall
(Vice-President)
Kasun Ubayasiri
(Vice-President)

NSW

Bianca Nogrady
(President)
David Ross
(Vice-President)
Annika Blau
Max Chalmers
Farid Farid
Anna Freeland
Paddy Manning
Fran Molloy
Tawar Razaghi

Victoria

Marisa Wikramanayake
(President)
Tyrone Dalton
(Vice-President)
Emma Field
(Vic Board Member)
Jarni Blakkarly
Kaitlyn Offer
Miki Perkins

Queensland

Matt Dennien
(President)
Tobias Loftus
(Vice-President)
Stefan Armbruster
Kathy McLeish

SA/NT

Leah MacLennan
(SA/NT President)
(A)manda Parkinson

WA

Vacant
(President)
Emma Wynne

Tasmania

Airlie Ward
(President)
Sue Bell

ACT

Sarah Lansdown
(President)
Aarti Betigeri

Committee elected in February 2024