MEAA Media Room


Joint media organisations 2nd supplementary submission on the Espionage Bill

March 14, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Submissions

The Joint Media Organisations’ (including MEAA) second supplementary submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security regarding the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 made following the submission by Attorney-General Porter proposing parliamentary amendments on behalf of the Government (submission 40).

Screen production incentives must be raised in Federal Budget

March 1, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

The extreme measures taken by the Palaszczuk Government to secure a new feature film for Queensland are further evidence of the need to increase the screen industry location offset to 30% in this year’s Federal Budget.

MEAA submission on the Northern Territory Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Bill

February 27, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Submissions

MEAA’s submission regarding the Northern Territory’s Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Bill.

Australian screen industry “can’t compete”

February 26, 2018 Mark Phillips #MEAAECS MediaRoom Releases

Australia is in danger of losing world class film and television production talent unless urgent measures are taken to make our industry more globally competitive.

Address by Simon Collins to 2018 Federal Council, Sydney

February 23, 2018 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Speeches
This is an edited version of the opening address to the 2018 MEAA Federal Council in Sydney on February 23 by Federal President Simon Collins.