MEAA Media Room


Budget 2016: Arts and public broadcasting funding crisis continues as government maintains damaging course

May 3, 2016 Mark Phillips #freethearts MediaRoom News Releases

Tonight’s federal Budget has again left the arts community and public broadcasting shortchanged with no extra funding for the arts and the prospect of further cuts to jobs and services at the ABC, says the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.

MEAA calls on politicians to commit to press freedom

May 2, 2016 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom Campaigns Featured MediaRoom News Releases

Today, UNESCO World Press Freedom Day, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, calls on Australia’s politicians to commit to the principles of press freedom and the public’s right to know.

Kookaburras and Hockeyroos launch players association

April 29, 2016 Lauren Katsikitis #MEAAECS #MEAASport MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) is extending its professional representation of elite athletes with the launch of the Australian Hockey Players’ Association (AHPA). The AHPA will cover athletes in both the men’s and women’s national teams the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos.

Fairfax exempts executives but still cuts 100 journalists

April 21, 2016 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia Campaigns Featured MediaRoom News Releases

The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is bitterly disappointed that Fairfax Media will persist with savage cuts to its editorial staff.

MEAA Submits Proposed Rule Changes to the Fair Work Commission

April 15, 2016 Web Admin #WithMEAA Submissions

MEAA Submits Proposed Rule Changes to the Fair Work Commission

MEAA has submitted documents to the Fair Work Commission concerning proposed alterations to the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance’s (MEAA) Rules, as approved by MEAA’s Federal Council on 27 February 2016.

The proposed alterations to the Rules concern:

Creation of an ‘Associate Member’ category of membership Enabling MEAA’s chief executive to generally, but not ...