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MEAA to raise defamation, whistleblowers and national security laws in meeting with A-G

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance welcomes the chance to take part in discussions about key issues in our industry – including defamation, whistleblower protection, Freedom of Information and the impact of national security laws on journalism – in tomorrow’s press freedom roundtable hosted by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus in Canberra ...

Address by MEAA Federal President Simon Collins to 2023 Federal Council

This is an edited version of the speech given by MEAA Federal President Simon Collins to open the Federal Council meeting in Sydney on Friday, February 17, 2023. I wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and ...

Media union seeks industrial action at the ABC

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The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union for editorial workers at the ABC, has today lodged an application to conduct a ballot among members to take protected industrial action at the national broadcaster ...

National Cultural Policy is a big step forward for the sector

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The release of the National Cultural Policy today is a major show of faith in the arts sector by the Albanese government after years of wilful neglect by its Coalition predecessors ...

Submission to Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade inquiry into human rights implications of recent violence in Iran

This submission by MEAA has been made to the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade inquiry into human rights implications of recent violence in Iran ...

State Media Awards review

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The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance will conduct a review of State Media Awards rules, including entry and awards criteria ...

Australian television news and current affairs’ racial and cultural diversity report card is a fail

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Australia’s media employers must step up their policies to increase cultural and racial diversity in newsrooms following a new report that shows television networks have actually gone backwards over the last two years ...

MEAA Annual Report 2021-22

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Pursuant to the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act of 2009, the elected officers of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance present their annual report, together with financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022 ...
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