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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 ...

Workplace culture at Sovereign Hill must change now

Today’s media reports of sexual harassment and assault at Ballarat’s iconic Sovereign Hill are deeply concerning and indicate an unsafe workplace culture that must change, says the union for workers at the tourist attraction. The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance has represented several members over the past few years who ...

MEAA welcomes Public Interest Journalism recommendations

MEAA is encouraged that a Parliamentary Committee has endorsed many of the recommendations made to it by MEAA to nurture and protect the future of public interest journalism in Australia. The recommendations were made by a Senate Select Committee. Among the committee’s recommendations recommended and supported by MEAA are: •  ...

Joint Media Organisations submission the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017

The Joint Media Organisations submission the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017 lodged with the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on January 24, 2018 ...

Joint Media Organisations submission on National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017

MEAA is a member of the Joint Media Organisations and shares the concerns outlined in this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security regarding the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017. Other members of the Joint Media Organisations are AAP, ABC, Australian Subscription Television ...

MEAA Media submission on regional and small publishers innovation fund

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MEAA welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund) Bill 2017 and related programs ...

MEAA submission on Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Fair and Balanced) Bill 2017

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This Bill is a calculated insult directed at the ABC and its employees. The proposed addition to the ABC Act borders on comical, but is unfortunately rooted in a transgressive campaign to undermine the performance and reputation of the nation’s most esteemed (and scrutinised) broadcaster. MEAA believes this misleading and ...
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