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We’re drawing a line on insecure jobs in media

June 26, 2025 #MEAAMedia News

A message from MEAA Media Federal President Michael Slezak

Our colleagues across the industry – whether in-house or freelancers – are telling us how employment insecurity has made it harder to demand fair pay, push back against bullying and racism, claim compensation for excessive overtime, and do the brave, rigorous storytelling we all seek to do.

Employers have spent the last decade ...

Tips to boost your super this EOFY

June 3, 2025 #MEAAECS Superannuation

The end of the financial year is close, so now could be a good time to add to your super1 and potentially save on tax.

Where do the parties stand on creative and media policy?

May 1, 2025 #RaiseOurVoices Other statements

As part of MEAA’s Raise Our Voices campaign for comprehensive reform and investment in our industries, MEAA wrote to the ALP, the Liberal party, the Nationals and the Greens in March asking for a commitment to our agenda which included:

– Meaningfully building on the five pillars of the Revive national cultural policy, – Taking on the big monopolies in the ...

ABC House Committee statement on editorial independence

April 29, 2025 #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Other statements

Journalists at the ABC are beyond disappointed by revelations on Media Watch, showing that the ABC Chair, Kim Williams, has inappropriately intervened to gain promotion for an old acquaintance of his, overriding the editorial judgement of staff.

We are also shocked by his arrogant attitude to the professional staff that work in our regional bureaus, who work every day to uphold ...

MEAA Easter hours

April 16, 2025 #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity #MEAAMedia

MEAA Member Central (1300 65 65 13/members@meaa.org) and all of our offices will be closed over the Easter long weekend and also on Anzac Day.