The following resolution was passed by MEAA members at Nine Publishing on June 28, 2024:
We, the staff of The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, WAtoday and the Brisbane Times, express our fury at the decision by the Nine Entertainment Company to announce 200 job cuts today, including 70 to 90 in publishing.
We note the recent poor behaviour and ...
The reported plea bargain between Julian Assange and the United States government brings to a close one of the darkest periods in the history of media freedom
The new chair of Nine must act quickly to restore the confidence of editorial staff by enacting measures to make its newsrooms safe workplaces where the work of journalists is respected and supported.
MEAA calls on the new chair and senior management to work with union representatives to wipe out the toxic culture of harassment, bullying, sexual harassment and favouritism that ...
The finding against the ABC over its sacking of broadcaster and writer Antoinette Lattouf is an important outcome for the right of journalists to do their jobs without fear or favour.
New laws are urgently needed to regulate the burgeoning use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) amid mounting concern that Australia’s unique culture will be threatened by the loss of creative sector jobs and that public trust in the media will be undermined
