The widespread use of defamation, excessive court-issued non-publication orders, and national security and metadata retention laws are combining to prevent Australians know what is going on in government, in big business and in the courts. That’s the key finding of a survey of Australian journalists conducted by the Media, Entertainment ...
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The public's right to know is MEAA’s annual report into the state of press freedom in Australia in 2019 ...
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The new owners of the former Fairfax regional newspapers’ group, Antony Catalano and Thorney Investments, must commit to investing in journalism at the Australian Community Media group so they continue to provide a genuine service to local communities ...
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MEAA says plans to slash as many as 36 editorial staff at The West Australian and The Sunday Times will mean that Western Australians will lose dedicated editorial coverage of vital community issues ...
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The Morrison Government’s decision to extend tax offsets to streaming video services is another missed opportunity to require those platforms to invest in Australian content, say members of the Make It Australian campaign ...
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Much-loved children’s television characters the Bananas In Pyjamas will join other actors and performers today to remind Warringah voters of Tony Abbott’s broken promise of “no cuts to the ABC” ...
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MEAA letter to China's Ambassador to Australia regarding the arrest and detention of MEAA Media member Yang Hengjun ...
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Dozens of leading Australian writers and journalists have added their names to an open letter calling for acclaimed Kurdish refugee-writer-journalist Behrouz Boochani to be released from the Manus Island detention centre and resettled in Australia ...
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