MEAA Releases

Latest releases from MEAA


SBS staff stand up to hostile management and reject inadequate enterprise offer

MediaRoom, Releases
MEAA members at SBS have rejected an enterprise agreement offer proposed by management that failed to include a fair pay rise or adequate protections around the use of artificial intelligence — their first no vote in more than a decade. The vote follows ABC’s rejection of a similarly unfair offer ...

MEAA expresses shock and sadness at Bondi terror tragedy

MediaRoom, Releases
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance wishes to express its deep shock and sadness at the tragic attack that unfolded in Bondi last night. Our thoughts are with everyone affected — the families who have lost loved ones, those who were injured, the Jewish community, and the broader Bondi community, ...

Industry-leading EBA struck at Private Media

MediaRoom, Releases
Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) members and Private Media have reached an agreement on industry-leading conditions for AI, First Nations cultural and ceremonial leave, and reproductive health leave. In an industry first, Private Media has explicitly stated in its new enterprise agreement that AI would not replace human workers, ...

AI ambitions must be tempered with mandatory protections for workers and consumers

MediaRoom, Releases
Australia’s creative and media workers welcome the federal government’s commitment to establishing ongoing protections and monitoring of AI developments to ensure good jobs and the maintenance of robust creative and media sectors. Australians need and deserve to have confidence in a strong media industry that is untainted by AI deception ...

Screen industry welcomes passage of streaming regulation

MediaRoom, Releases
Australia’s largest screen industry guilds and industry organisations today welcome the passage of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video on Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025 through the Parliament. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), Australian Directors Guild (ADG), Australian Writers Guild (AWG) and Screen Producers ...