Statement on Board resignations
MEAA thanks Karen Percy, Erin Delahunty and Kate Ferguson for their service as elected officers on the Board, Federal Council and National Media Section committee.
MEAA Media Room
Musicians welcome Live Music Inquiry Report, call for urgent action
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union that represents Australia’s musicians, welcomes the report of the federal government’s Live Music Inquiry released today.
Reports of Neighbours axing shows why local content rules needs strengthening
Reports that the iconic Australian series Neighbours has been axed highlight the urgency of local content rules for streaming services.
Political interference in artistic expression must stop
Artistic and creative organisations across Australia must reaffirm their commitment to freedom of expression following a series of interventions over the past 12 months which have resulted in artists being silenced or sidelined.
ABC staff ‘disgusted’ by handling of Lattouf case
The ABC must commission an independent inquiry into the broadcaster’s independence from outside interference and apologise for allowing external pressure to influence the dismissal of Antoinette Lattouf and attempts to have other journalists sacked in recent years.
