MEAA Media Room


It’s time for Nine to negotiate a freelance agreement

October 16, 2024 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

The union for Australian journalists, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, has today written to management at Nine Publishing to commence negotiations for an agreement on pay and conditions for freelancers.

Mandatory Guardrails for AI in High-Risk Settings

October 10, 2024 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Submissions

This is MEAA’s submission to the Department of Industry, Science, and Resources’ consultation process for its proposal paper on the introduction of mandatory guardrails for AI in high-risk settings.

In it, MEAA says the emergence of generative Artificial Intelligence comes with significant potential risks for Australia’s creative industries and if left unchecked, it is conceivable that the increased use of AI tools ...

Media, creative, and arts workers spearhead calls for new AI-specific Act

October 10, 2024 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Releases

The union representing media and creative workers is calling on the federal government to introduce a national AI Act to force greater transparency and disclosure around the use of data and prevent theft of original works.

MEAA National Media Section resolution, October 3, 2024

October 3, 2024 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Other statements Releases

MEAA’s National Media Section committee has unanimously passed the following motion:

Federal Council rule changes lodged with the Fair Work Commission

October 3, 2024 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Other statements

On October 3, 2024, MEAA lodged paperwork with the Fair Work Commission, under regulation 126 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009, seeking the Commission’s certification of alterations to the MEAA rules made by the Federal Council at its recent meeting in Sydney on August 30-31, 2024.

If any member wishes to see a copy of that paperwork, please contact ...