MEAA Media Room


Cultural policy review must address poverty wages of arts workers

August 22, 2022 Mark Phillips #LetsGetCreative #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity #MEAAMusic #MEAASOMA MediaRoom Releases

A new national cultural policy must aim to lift the wages of arts workers above poverty levels and reinvest in the sector after years of federal government neglect.

MEAA submission to the National Cultural Policy Review

August 22, 2022 Mark Phillips #LetsGetCreative #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity #MEAAMusic #MEAASOMA MediaRoom Submissions

MEAA strongly supports the development of a national cultural policy and endorses the five pillars.

Assange extradition a dangerous assault on international journalism

June 17, 2022 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases

UPDATE, June 21: MEAA Media Federal President Karen Percy has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong urging them to press the United States to drop espionage charges against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Read the letter here.

The UK Government’s decision to uphold the application by the US Department of Justice to extradite Australian publisher Julian ...

Erin Madeley to be next MEAA Chief Executive

June 15, 2022 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Releases

Erin Madeley will succeed Paul Murphy as the Chief Executive of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance.

Make It Australian – back on the agenda

June 10, 2022 Mark Phillips #MakeItAustralian #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

Leading Australian actors, directors, writers, producers and crew joined together last night for the national re-launch of the Make it Australian campaign at the Sydney Film Festival Hub in Sydney Town Hall and online.