The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance welcomes the announcement by the Federal Government that Australian law will not be watered down to permit free access to Australian creative works. MEAA Chief Executive Erin Madeley said this was a major win in the campaign to stop AI theft and force big ...

The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance joins with media colleagues in Australia and Timor-Leste to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ‘Balibo Five’.  Greg Shackleton, Gary Cunningham, Tony Stewart, Malcolm Rennie, and Brian Peters were killed by Indonesian forces in the village of Balibo on October 16, 1975, after witnessing ...

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) strongly condemns plans by TasTAFE to scrap creative and media courses and sack the highly skilled staff who run them, following news of funding cuts. If the plan goes ahead, Tasmanians will lose the ability to study visual arts, design, music, screen and ...

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) has warned tax relief to support the arts and cultural sectors, must be supported by structural solutions to deliver meaningful wage increases and safer workplaces. At the Art of Tax Reform Summit today, the union has called for the introduction of a comprehensive ...

Yesterday’s decision of the High Court of Australia ends Ben Roberts-Smith's attempt to pursue defamation claims against MEAA members Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters and their colleagues at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. The Gold Walkley Award-winning journalism is once again fully vindicated. Roberts-Smith's reputation must be measured against ...