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ABC staff approve new agreement delivering better pay and stronger conditions
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) congratulates ABC staff for voting to approve a new enterprise agreement, securing better pay, stronger conditions and important protections for the future of the public broadcaster. The agreement was won after historic industrial action, with more than 2000 ABC workers nationwide taking 24‑hour ...
Media and creative workers call for new laws to enforce remuneration rights amid AI boom
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is calling on the Federal Government to urgently reform copyright law to introduce payment rights and protections for creators as AI rapidly erodes livelihoods. MEAA has launched a bid for Equitable Remuneration (ER) – an inalienable right that ensures original creators receive payment whenever ...
WA orchestra management fail to prevent use of Dracula recording to undermine jobs
Musicians from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) have flagged growing concern over management’s refusal to stop a six-year-old recording of Dracula being used to undermine the work of live musicians. The recording, which was done in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when many live performances were restricted, is now ...
Walkley Foundation announces new Directors and Judging Board appointments
The Walkley Foundation for Excellence in Journalism today announced the appointment of five new board directors, as well as five replacement members of its Walkley Judging Board. These appointments bring fresh and exciting expertise and perspectives to the Foundation, and include Bridget Brennan, Nadine Garner, Nour Haydar and David Ross, ...
ABC staff win better pay deal and improved conditions following successful action
The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) welcomes ABC management’s acknowledgement that ABC staff need fair pay and secure employment to do their jobs through its revised offer presented to workers today. MEAA Chief Executive, Erin Madeley, described the offer – which includes a 10.5% pay increase over three years ...
ABC staff to take industrial action in fight for quality jobs
ABC staff have voted overwhelmingly in favour of protected industrial action – including a 24-hour strike planned to commence at 11am AEDT on Wed 25 March – in a bid to secure sustainable jobs, fair pay and improved working conditions, and to protect the quality news and programming Australians rely on. Close to 1,000 staff participated ...
Musicians’ livelihoods under threat as live orchestra dumped from upcoming Adelaide run of Dracula
Musicians across the country have banded together to protect live music in the wake of a decision by West Australian Ballet to scrap live orchestra music from the upcoming Adelaide tour of the award-winning Dracula. WA Ballet, which has had a long-running partnership with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra to perform live at its productions, will instead rely on recorded music for six shows to ...
ACM Staff Demand Transparency and Independent Reporting after Catalano Allegations
Statement sent to by ACM MEAA Members to ACM Editorial Director Rod Quinn. MEAA members at Australian Community Media (ACM) have endorsed a vote of no confidence in Antony Catalano. We are disgusted and sickened about the allegations and welcome his forced leave of absence as Executive Chair of the ...
