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Antoinette Lattouf wins unlawful termination case against ABC
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance welcomes the Federal Court’s finding that journalist Antoinette Lattouf was unlawfully terminated by the ABC. Today’s result sends a clear message: the ABC Chair and management failed in their obligations to push back against outside influence, racism, and bullying. MEAA Chief Executive Erin Madeley ...
Mismanagement of our ABC must stop
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance has condemned the latest cuts to secure jobs and diverse voices at the ABC. MEAA Chief Executive Erin Madeley said mismanagement and cuts to staff and public interest reporting and programming was undermining the ABC’s mandate. “The ABC is one of Australia’s most important ...
ABC management sued for breach of Fair Work Act over the abuse of insecure fixed-term contracts
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance has initiated Federal Court proceedings against the ABC, accusing management of forcing staff into successive fixed-term contracts in breach of the Fair Work Act. The case, which MEAA is pursuing on behalf of a member employed on a long-running television program, is seeking to ...
Union for creative and media workers urges support for Australia’s film industry, stories, and jobs
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is aware of social media comments by the US President regarding a potential tariff on movies produced in “Foreign Lands”. No detail has been released, and it is unclear what impact there would be for the Australian film industry if this proposal were to ...
Critical national arts funding must be preserved and protected from political interference
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) welcomes the initiative from both the Labor and Liberal parties to build a Jewish Arts Quarter in Melbourne, celebrating the contribution of Jewish Australians to our national story ...
MCG must audit its security after gun incident at AFL match
Workers at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground are demanding a full and thorough audit of security after two patrons were able to allegedly smuggle firearms into the venue last week ...
Closure of BenarNews Pacific Bureau
MEAA stands in solidarity with the journalists and staff impacted by the suspension of BenarNews ...
The next federal government must support Australian stories over Trump’s tariff tales
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance welcomes the Prime Minister's support for Australia's screen industry and the News Media Bargaining Code in his remarks today responding to President Trump's decision to impose 10% tariffs on Australian exports to the US ...
