Axing of Meanjin does not add up

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is dismayed by a decision by Melbourne University Publishing to axe one of the nation’s longest-running literary journals, Meanjin.

Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Whistleblower Protection Act – MEAA

Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Whistleblower Protection Authority Act Bill 2025 (No. 2)

Big Tech agreement to ‘Stop Creative Theft’ a win for media and creative workers

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) welcomes the acknowledgment by technology companies of the rights of Australia’s media and creative workforce and willingness to pay for the content they use to develop their highly profitable AI models.

MEAA chief executive Erin Madely said the union was looking forward to sitting down with the Tech Council of Australia and the ACTU ...

ABC journalists concerned about social media policy overreach

Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance journalists at the ABC are deeply committed to upholding public trust through providing ethical, fair and accurate journalism and storytelling to the public.

Every day, they face attack from external stakeholders.

While the social media policy provides some clarity around what employees are deemed “high risk”, in doing so, it appears to target particular ABC staff based ...

Submission to the NSW Government Cultural Tax Reform consultation

MEAA welcomes the NSW Government’s cultural tax reform consultation. These measures are much needed to improve taxation settings and address endemic funding shortfalls impacting the arts and cultural sector.

For much of the last 20 years, funding for arts and culture in Australia has been in deficit. The sector has been subject to unpredictable and inconsistent political commitments, with only fleeting ...