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Live performance and entertainment sector needs special help to cope with coronavirus impact

March 13, 2020 #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity #MEAAMusic #MEAASOMA

The federal government must urgently look at providing further support for the live performance and entertainment industries, which are being heavily impacted by indefinite venue closures and event cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 (coronavirus) advice for MEAA Media members

March 13, 2020 #MEAAMedia News

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is posing significant challenges for MEAA members in all industries.

COVID-19: time for co-operation and new ways of doing work

March 11, 2020 #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity News

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is posing significant challenges for MEAA’s members, particularly those engaged in performance and front-of-house related duties.

Did News and Nine decide to close AAP to damage media rivals? 600 AAP staff deserve answers

March 5, 2020 #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom Featured News

The majority shareholders of AAP Newswire must be upfront with workers and subscribers about whether they had an agenda to shut the service down in order to inflict damage on their media competitors.

Closing AAP Newswire is irresponsible; government must act to rein in digital giants

March 3, 2020 #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom Featured News

The decision to close the AAP Newswire business in June and its Pagemasters sub-editing operation in August is a gross abandonment of responsibility by its shareholders – Australia’s major media outlets.