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MEAA makes formal complaint over treatment of Manus refugee journalist

MEAA has formally complained to the Australian and PNG prime ministers about the singling out and deliberate targeting by PNG police of Iranian-Kurdish refugee journalist Behrouz Boochani ...

Boochani arrest is an attack on press freedom

MEAA, the union for Australian media workers, stands in solidarity with Iranian-Kurdish journalist and regular contributor to Australian publications, Behrouz Boochani, who has reportedly been arrested today on Manus Island ...

ABC’s restructure must not trample on stressed and overworked staff

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MEAA welcomes, with caution, the Content Transformation plan announced by ABC management today ...

Job losses as Isentia offshores media monitoring

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The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union for workers in Australia’s media industry, condemns the decision of Isentia management to “offshore” its news monitoring/collation service to Manila with the loss of up to 30 jobs ...

MEAA-SPA joint statement on sexual harassment

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The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) and Screen Producers Australia (SPA) condemn workplace sexual harassment and commit to zero tolerance of sexual harassment regardless of the identity of the perpetrator ...

Queensland Police raid is an attack on press freedom

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, says the raid by Queensland Police on the offices of the ABC in Brisbane is an outrageous attack on press freedom ...

Film and TV industry takes its fight to Canberra

Some of the giants of Australian film and TV have today descended upon Parliament House in Canberra to directly lobby politicians to support the industry’s future ...

MEAA submission to the Australian and Children’s Screen Content Review

MEAA has made a submission to the Australian and Children’s Screen Content Review, which is being conducted by the Department of the Communications and the Arts, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, and Screen Australia ...
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