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Press freedom concerns with super ministry – MEAA
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is deeply concerned by the concentration of surveillance powers in a new super “Home Affairs” ministry without any adequate external oversight. MEAA believes the corralling of several government agencies with poor records for observing and ...
Government assault on encryption deeply concerning
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is alarmed by the government push to force tech companies to break encrypted communications. The announcement seems to show scant understanding or consideration of how this might be achieved, or any concern for the potential ...
Back pay win for Grand Prix workers
Potentially more than 20 people who worked for nothing on the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in March this year have won back pay following intervention by MEAA ...
MEAA statement on outsourcing at Pacific Magazines
MEAA is concerned that Seven West’s division Pacific Magazines has announced 11 redundancies and flagged the outsourcing of sub-editing to Pagemasters ...
MEAA keeping members informed at Ten
MEAA is holding a teleconference Q&A session today for members employed at Network Ten. This follows today's announcement that representatives of KordaMentha have been appointed voluntary administrators to Ten Network Holdings Limited. MEAA members across the industry stand in solidarity with Network Ten staff. MEAA Media director Katelin McInerney said: ...
MEAA opening remarks to Senate select committee inquiry into Future of Public Interest Journalism
Opening remarks made by MEAA CEO Paul Murphy appearing at a public hearing in Sydney of the Senate Select Committee inquiry into the Future of Public Interest Journalism in Sydney, May 17 2017. See the complete Hansard transcript here ...
Timor Leste journalists facing jail for defamation
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) and the South East Asia Journalist Unions (SEAJU) in strongly condemning the latest development in the slanderous denunciation case against Timor Leste journalists Raimundos Oki and Lourenco Martins. The IFJ, MEAA and SEAJU call for ...
Government needs to show it values our film and TV industry
Australia’s $3 billion film and television industry needs greater leadership and support from the government to demonstrate the arts are valued in this country, says the union for performers and screen crew ...
