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ABC needs more funding to service regional Australia

Releases
A new report about the ABC has reinforced concerns that the national broadcaster is struggling to fill gaps left by cuts to local commercial media, says the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance ...

MEAA letter on Public Interest and Data Warrants

Submissions
MEAA letter to the Attorney-General's Department's electronic surveillance policy branch regarding MEAA's concerns with the “Public Interest Advocate” proposals under the “Journalist Information Warrant” scheme amendments to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access Act 1979.  ...

MEAA delighted at acquittal in Royal Thai Navy case

Releases
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is delighted that Walkley Award-winner and former senior editor of The Age Alan Morison and journalist Chutima Sidasathian have been cleared of criminal defamation charges in Phuket today ...

MEAA outraged at Cairo court’s Al Jazeera verdict

Releases
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is appalled that once again an Egyptian court has found our colleagues Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed guilty of charges that have no basis ...

MEAA condemns latest Fairfax cuts

Releases
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, condemns the savage job cuts at the Newcastle Herald and its Hunter Valley operations announced by Fairfax Media today. The cuts will see a total of 46 jobs go across the region – with the ...

Changing nature of work makes portable long service leave essential, says MEAA

Releases
With an increasing number of its members in transient, freelance or short-term employment, MEAA, the union for Australia’s creative professionals, is calling for reforms to make portable long service leave available to all workers ...

Joint submission on publishing QLD proceedings

Submissions
Joint media organisations' submission to the Supreme Court of Queensland’s Electronic Publication of Court Proceedings Committee regarding the Electronic Publication of Court Proceedings Issues Paper.  ...

MEAA establishes Australian Basketballers’ Association

Releases
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) is thrilled to welcome aboard the Australian Basketballers’ Association (ABA) as a new body to represent the country’s top men and women basketballers ...
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