MEAA Media Room


Mismanagement of our ABC must stop

June 11, 2025 Phill Lappin MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance has condemned the latest cuts to secure jobs and diverse voices at the ABC.

MEAA Chief Executive Erin Madeley said mismanagement and cuts to staff and public interest reporting and programming was undermining the ABC’s mandate.

“The ABC is one of Australia’s most important institutions. It needs to be well funded and accessible to all Australians,” ...

ABC management sued for breach of Fair Work Act over the abuse of insecure fixed-term contracts

June 5, 2025 Phill Lappin MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance has initiated Federal Court proceedings against the ABC, accusing management of forcing staff into successive fixed-term contracts in breach of the Fair Work Act.

The case, which MEAA is pursuing on behalf of a member employed on a long-running television program, is seeking to confirm that the making of a third contract resulted in a ...

MEAA Submission – Commercial Radio Code of Practice

May 18, 2025 Phill Lappin MediaRoom Submissions

This submission to the Commercial Radio Code of Practice review looks at the need to update the code due to the technological, economic, and cultural shifts that have significantly transformed the radio sector over the last decade, including the development of digital radio, which currently sits outside the code and the introduction of generative AI technologies, which are also currently ...

Union for creative and media workers urges support for Australia’s film industry, stories, and jobs

May 5, 2025 Phill Lappin MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is aware of social media comments by the US President regarding a potential tariff on movies produced in “Foreign Lands”.

No detail has been released, and it is unclear what impact there would be for the Australian film industry if this proposal were to eventuate.

Critical national arts funding must be preserved and protected from political interference

May 2, 2025 Phill Lappin MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) welcomes the initiative from both the Labor and Liberal parties to build a Jewish Arts Quarter in Melbourne, celebrating the contribution of Jewish Australians to our national story.