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Time for $9 billion industry to ‘pay up’ and stop exploiting professional musicians
Almost half the nation’s musicians are earning less than $15,000 a year in an industry where underpayment and broken contracts are rife, and the emergence of artificial intelligence is threatening the future viability of work. Fresh data released by Musicians Australia, a division of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance ...
Australian content requirement will protect local stories and jobs
The MEAA welcomes new Australian content requirements for major streaming services, describing the announcement as a vital lifeline for the screen industry. This decisive action by the federal government marks a critical turning point for the Australian screen sector, which has been left vulnerable in the face of a dramatic ...
Copyright protections a first step in protecting workers from AI theft
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 ...
50th anniversary of the ‘Balibo Five’ sparks renewed calls to protect journalists in conflict zones
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 ...
TasTAFE cuts to hurt students, staff and the state’s creative sector
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 ...
