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Urgent action needed to rescue Australian journalism

A new study pointing to a crisis in Australian public interest journalism demands urgent government action to safeguard our democracy ...

Arts and entertainment workers will continue to need support once lockdowns are lifted

The reopening of venues in Australia’s two largest cities must be accompanied by targeted income support and venue capacity subsidies ...

IATSE ‘yes’ vote sets a benchmark for all

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The Media, Entertainment & Arts Allliance is proud to stand in solidarity with US screen production union (IATSE) members after they voted to authorise strike action this week ...

Don’t be misled on Federal Government COVID support for arts sector

Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher is misleading the community about the level of assistance provided to the creative and performing arts sector during the COVID pandemic by misusing data provided by his department ...

Media union condemns targeting of journalists by police and protesters

Journalists should be able to go about their work informing the public without facing assault from police or protesters, says the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance ...

Arts workers left stranded in NSW without work and unable to return home

Victorian and South Australian arts workers who travelled to New South Wales for various productions before lockdown have lost their jobs and are now unable to return to their home state ...

Government must immediately offer refuge to Afghan media workers

MEAA, together with the International Federation of Journalists, has called on the Australian Government to take urgent action to provide humanitarian visas to Afghan journalists and media workers ...

One year on from her arrest, colleagues call for release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei

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Many of Australia’s leading journalists have come together to call for fellow citizen and journalist Cheng Lei to be released from detention by the Chinese Government and be allowed to return home to her family ...
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