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Screen production incentives must be raised in Federal Budget

The extreme measures taken by the Palaszczuk Government to secure a new feature film for Queensland are further evidence of the need to increase the screen industry location offset to 30% in this year’s Federal Budget ...

MEAA submission on the Northern Territory Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Bill

MEAA's submission regarding the Northern Territory's Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Bill ...

Australian screen industry “can’t compete”

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Australia is in danger of losing world class film and television production talent unless urgent measures are taken to make our industry more globally competitive ...

Address by Simon Collins to 2018 Federal Council, Sydney

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This is an edited version of the opening address to the 2018 MEAA Federal Council in Sydney on February 23 by Federal President Simon Collins ...

MEAA submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protection) Bill 2017 – 180216

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The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance submission of February 16 2018 to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee's inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protection) Bill 2017 ...

MEAA submission to the Environment and Communications References Committee’s inquiry on Australian content on broadcast, radio and streaming services

MEAA views Australian content as multi-dimensional. It is not simply quotas across a range of production formats. MEAA considers Australian content to also be the work performed by our members, whether it is performers or crew on domestic and international productions filmed in Australia. In this respect, we submit views ...

Joint Media Organisations’ supplementary submission regarding the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017

The 14 Joint Media Organisations, comprising of media proprietors, public broadcasters, MEAA and others, lodged this supplementary submission regarding the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017 with the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on February 12, 2018 ...

Joint Media Organisations’ supplementary submission regarding the National Security Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017.

The 14 Joint Media Organisations, comprising of media proprietors, public broadcasters, MEAA and others, lodged this supplementary submission regarding the National Security Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 with the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on February 12, 2018 ...
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