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Musicians appeal for anti-competition probe into live music industry

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Musicians are calling on the government to investigate increasing market domination and anti-competitive practices in the live music industry ...

Nine Publishing strike to go ahead after journalists reject inferior offer

#MEAAMedia, MediaRoom, Releases
Journalists at Nine Publishing will begin a five day strike tomorrow after rejecting a revised enterprise bargaining offer from management ...

Nine Publishing journalists vote to stop work this week

MediaRoom, Releases
Journalists employed by Nine Publishing have overwhelming voted in favour of going on strike on Friday ...

Nine Publishing journalists vote in favour of industrial action

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Journalists employed by Nine Publishing will take industrial action next week ...

Stop AI theft: media, creative and arts workers demand action from government

Media, creative, and arts workers are in Canberra today to warn Parliament that the burgeoning use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will erode creative sector jobs and undermine public trust in the media ...

MEAA submission to inquiry into social media and Australian society

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This submission responds to the terms of reference set out by the Joint Select Committee on social media and Australian society ...

Nine job cuts add to horror month for Australian journalism

#MEAAMedia, MediaRoom, Releases
Australia’s largest commercial media organisations must commit to quality journalism rather than look for easy savings by cutting editorial jobs ...

Plea deal ends personal ordeal for Julian Assange, but media freedom concerns remain

The reported plea bargain between Julian Assange and the United States government brings to a close one of the darkest periods in the history of media freedom ...
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