The Equity Diversity Committee made this submission to the 2017 inquiry by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts into factors contributing to the growth and sustainability of the Australian film and television industry ...

At meetings today, MEAA members in the Fairfax Sydney and Melbourne newsrooms have strongly condemned the $30 million cut to the editorial budget announced by Fairfax management yesterday. Journalists have given the company until Monday to demonstrate it is serious about genuine consultation with staff to achieve savings while not ...

In response to Fairfax Media's announcement this morning of proposed changes, MEAA Media director Katelin McInerney said: “Fairfax journalists have delivered in spades for the company: more readers than ever and record digital subscription numbers. The announcement from the company today leaves more questions than answers. "We are looking for ...

Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) submission to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services inquiry into whistleblower protections in the corporate, public and not-for-profit sectors ...

The new chair of the ABC must be a champion for our national broadcaster by protecting the independence of its journalism and fighting hard for more funding, says the union for journalists, performers and screen crew. The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance congratulates Justin Milne on his appointment as chair ...

The axing of the Catalyst Fund run out of the Arts Minister’s office is a long overdue return to independent and peer-assessed arts funding, but has come too late to save dozens of small arts organisations and projects. The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance – the union and advocate for ...

MEAA submission to the Victorian Government review by former Justice Vincent into the Open Courts Act 2013 examining the use of suppression orders in the Victorian legal system ...

The exclusion of an ABC news team from One Nation’s election night function in Perth on Saturday is unacceptable and must not be repeated, says the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia's journalists. MEAA chief executive officer Paul Murphy said it was essential ...