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Strong community support to re-open Sydney’s Theatre Royal

Equity President Chloe Dallimore (front left, holding petition) and Evelyn Richardson of Live Performance Australia with MEAA members outside the Theatre Royal in Sydney. Thousands of people have lent their support to the campaign to re-open Sydney’s Theatre Royal ...

MEAA chief executive Paul Murphy’s speech to the 2018 Walkley Awards

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Good evening and welcome. I acknowledge and pay my respects to the custodians of the land on which we meet, the Elders, past and present, of the Turrbul and Jagera peoples. The Walkley Awards recognise the contribution by freelancers across all media platforms and in July this year, the Walkley ...

ABC board appointments need major overhaul

The process for nominating and appointing candidates to the ABC board needs a complete overhaul to ensure the board has appropriate levels of media experience and is protected from interference by lobby groups, says the union for ABC journalists around Australia ...

Nine-Fairfax merger approved by shareholders

Comments attributable to MEAA Chief Executive Paul Murphy: “MEAA notes with regret Fairfax shareholders’ approval of the Nine takeover at today’s Fairfax Media AGM ...

Landmark live music inquiry backs protection for musos

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Musicians Australia, part of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) welcomes the NSW Parliament's music and arts economy inquiry’s adoption or a code of conduct for the music industry ...

MEAA annual report 2017-18

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Pursuant to the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act of 2009, the elected officers of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance present their annual report, together with financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2018 ...

MEAA submission to the Senate Standing Committee inquiry into political interference in the ABC

MEAA’s submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications inquiry into allegations of political interference in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) ...

Sydney rallies to save historic Theatre Royal

A campaign featuring some of Sydney’s best-known actors and leading theatre producers has been launched to save Sydney’s historic Theatre Royal ...
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